As a kid, I didn’t really know what “trouble” was, only that grown-ups regularly told me to stay out of it, so I tried. I must have done...

“I want to be what God wants me to be. I want to do what God wants me to do. I want God to use me.” As far as I know, this is the heart...

A man started coughing in church on Sunday, and I must admit, I got a little twitchy. I tried not to look, but when he didn’t step out, I...

If you’re an empathetic person, then you aren’t just thinking about decorating the house, buying gifts, and planning Christmas parties...

When I was a little girl, we had a toy in our house that was, in its day, pretty high-tech.  Made of plastic, it was large, roundish, and...

When the kids were little, I tried to let them help in the kitchen as often as possible, but when the outcome really counted—guests were...

Ever wish you could gather up everyone in front of whom you had made a particular mistake, explain the error of your reasoning at the...

After ten fun, but frenetic weeks, camp is over, and I’m stuck in that weird limbo between being ready for the rhythm of normal life and...

“I just don’t see how they could act like that and call themselves a Christian.” This is a dangerous line of thinking (if I’m talking to...

In high school, I went through a “rough patch,” partly by choice, but mostly not. From the outside, I’m sure it looked like I was bent on...

Glorifying God is about so much more than pointing people in God’s general direction.  It’s about revealing His character so they will...

For months, I’ve sensed the Holy Spirit leading me to pray in a very a specific way over Falls Creek youth camp (my husband Todd is the...

When the ground is hard, the fields won’t yield, and the cattle are parched for lack of water, we love rain.  We talk about it.  We look...

When I was little, I played soccer and loved it.  Not to brag or anything, but in the third grade, I played an entire game as the only...

What must it have been like to be Mary, not only to bear the Son of God, but to watch Him walk around with your face on? After all, Jesus...

“I don’t see how a loving God could send someone to Hell.” This is the statement many who choose not to put their faith in the Gospel of...

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man…” (1 Corinthians 10:13a). I’ve known this verse since I was a child. My...

“It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.” 2 John 1:4 These...

God does not change (Malachi 3:6).  He can be persuaded through the prayers of righteous people to accomplish His purposes in a different...

When you grow up white… People of all shades grin back at you. Most of the dolls on the shelves have skin that matches yours. Your acts...