Three lessons to remember when suffering leaves your soul parched and dry.
Only a Shadow: Three Ways to Live in the Now and Not Yet
God’s blessings here are just a taste of even greater things to come. How do we enjoy these blessings as they are meant to be enjoyed?
Are You a Control Freak?
A quick overview on the issue of control—and how to start relinquishing it to the only One who deserves to hold it.
Trusting a Mysterious God: A Musical Meditation
When storms in your life hit, how do you respond? Let this musical meditation help you navigate through it with the Lord.
What's Your Story?
We all live life according to a script. Who’s writing your story and how does it change how you live?
Jesus Loves Me This I Know?
How going down into our sin roots us in the surpassing-knowledge love of God.
20 Ideas to Jumpstart Your Meditation
Twenty ideas on how to make meditation a part of your spiritual training.
Meeting God in the Mundane: A Beginner's Guide to Christian Meditation
Learning to meditate doesn’t always come in a silent room with eyes closed. Sometimes it happens in the thick of life. Here’s a page from my journal.
An Introduction to Christian Meditation
Meditation is a buzzword these days that rightly raises red flags. What is it and why should we practice it? Part 1 of a 3-part series.
When I Don't Delight in God's Word
Let’s be honest here. Sometimes I don’t want to read the Bible or pray. But we also know this hampers our growth. What can we do to increase our desire for God?
Grow Up By Shrinking
Part of growing up means getting smaller. How does this irony work?
Breathe: Two Disciplines to Oxygenate Your Spiritual Life
Just as inhaling and exhaling form the unseen pattern of our daily lives, so we need to learn to inhale Scripture and exhale prayer as a pattern in our spiritual lives. Here are some suggestions on how to form this core rhythm to sustain and empower your communion with God.
10 Stages of My Planning Process
How to plan for the next year so that you live out God’s Story each day.
The Gift of Christmas
Being a mom of a disabled child hasn’t always been a gift. But Christmas reminds me of how Christ has come to minister to us in our own disability.
The Power of Retreat
In a busy life, going on retreat seems counterproductive, but it may be the best thing we do for our ministry. Here are three reasons why.
Doing Battle with Song: A Book Review on Songs of Suffering
Why and how singing valiant hymns of truth and faith is one way to rejoice in the hard times or prepare for them.
Mend the Roof Before It Rains: How Good Times Can Prepare Us For the Hard Times
The good times can be God’s way to allow us to prepare for the hard times yet unknown. Three tips on how to make the most of these high points in our lives to shore up for the future.
How to Be Thankful in the Hard Times
It’s easy to be thankful when times are good. But how can we obey God’s will for us to be thankful in all circumstances, even when life is hard?
Looking Ahead: Five Picks for an Advent Devotional
A good Advent devotional will help us prepare spiritually for a busy season. Here are five picks for this year to consider.
How to Do a Social Media Fast
While we often think of fasting in terms of food, a social media fast can also have many positive benefits. Who should consider doing such a fast and how do you do it?