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There Are No Bad Prayers

There are no Bad Prayers 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 As I’ve stepped back into ministry leadership, I’ve noticed there’s a huge resistance to praying out loud for a group. . Nothing brings you back to those memories of hoping the teacher doesn’t call on you quicker...

What Others Think of Me is None of My Business

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. ↑ This was one of the unusual philosophies my mom shared, that really stuck. I was in high school when she told me the story of how she overheard 2 coworkers talking about her in the bathroom (unaware she was in...

Dear Church

𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓒𝓱𝓾𝓻𝓬𝓱, You are a body of Believers, of flawed humans who serve the same God. You are NOT a building. Not a specific location with a specific pastor. Your identity is in Christ, not in a Church Building.   Dear Church People: no need to get offended when...

David Misses Jacob Too

Yesterday was Sibling Loss Awareness Day. Child Loss is the Ultimate Loss, and parents’ grief (understandably) receives the most attention and sympathy. David (almost 5!) has been increasingly more interested in Heaven — and Jacob — lately. Last week, as...

Civil Disobedience

Sometimes I (half) jokingly refer to myself as a Rule Breaker. I blame my Mother.  While driving me to college my Freshman year (while I was still 17, mind you), she informed me that most Rules are really more strong suggestions. Note: she waited until I LEFT HOME to...