faith
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To Those Who Have Been Hurt By Christians
To Those Who Have Been Hurt by Christians I love to write and I love to listen to podcasts. I did a 500 word per day writing challenge primarily because of The Portfolio Life with Jeff Goins. I am constantly searching for creative or writing podcasts to listen to while running, and I stumbled upon… Continue reading
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Rush: 2017 Sorority Prayer
These GREEK letters do not define you, but these 3 letters do: H-I-S It is that time of year again. Rush is about to start at universities all around the country. Girls are gearing up. Let us link arms and be praying them up together! Dear Lord, I lift up every precious daughter of YOURS… Continue reading
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(re)fresh: Revisiting Timeless Teachers with Fresh Eyes
#Inwiththeold is the hashtag a friend of mine uses for her antique store. I have the pleasure of working alongside her and I am continually inspired by past remnants that are restored, revived, repurposed or renovated to be relevant in the present. Revisiting the timeless is leading me to rivers of (re)freshment and I… Continue reading
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Writing a Book Proposal: Little Did I Know
To all of the faithful followers of this blog, I wanted to apologize for my posting inconsistency his year. I have found it almost impossible to blog, while attempting to write my first book proposal. WRITING A BOOK PROPOSAL IS MY CURRENT EVEREST! It is a mountain I have purposefully chosen and one completely foreign… Continue reading
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Unapologetically, I Declare: Jesus is God; Jesus is God’s Son and Jesus Is My Savior and Lord
This is Easter week 2017 and as I think about Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, I can’t help but drop to my knees in gratitude. I see the bloodied cross followed by the empty tomb and I hear my God, UNAPOLOGETICALLY, saying, “I LOVE YOU THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ETC… (TIMES INFINITY) MUCH!” I don’t hear a hint… Continue reading
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UBER Is So Kingdom
Our 6 a.m. UBER ride culminated in prayer with an Iranian refugee, who chose Christ over Islam. He said we were an answer to his early morning God-request, yet he was the answer to ours. How we missed the tiny, but boldly visible, cross hanging from his rearview mirror, I will never know. As we… Continue reading
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Jesus Is Missing
Jesus Is Missing: Losing the Messiah in the midst of Religious Tradition “His parents didn’t miss HIM at first.”(Lk.2:43) If Jesus’ went “missing” with HIS own parents in the midst of all the hubbub of their religious tradition and celebration, is it possible we might MISS JESUS in the midst of religious tradition too? Ticked… Continue reading
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What You Mean To Me…
We watched the movie I’m Not Ashamed last night. It is Rachel Scott’s faith story, as taken from her journals and eye witness accounts to her life and the mass school shooting that took place in 1999 at Columbine High School. Rachel lived her life out loud for Christ while wrestling in her faith walk. She had… Continue reading
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Lent Day 7: Snail Trails and Fairy Dust
We all leave something in our wake. What do you think you are leaving in your wake as of today? What do you want it to be? I chose fairy dust, because I value story, imagination and creativity. When fairy dust is left behind it is used to create something magical. I chose the silver… Continue reading
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Lent Day 6: I Want To Hold Your Hand
The Lord looks down in love, bending over heaven’s balcony, looking over all of Adam’s sons and daughters. He’s looking to see if there is anyone who acts wisely, any who are searching for God and wanting to please him…Psalm 14:2 TPT My dad was 42 when I was born. Unfortunately, he passed away when… Continue reading