“What if you did it anyway?” This was a question I posed to my small group of girls during this past weekend’s youth retreat. All weekend...

There’s a song by Hillsong United that comes up on one of my Spotify playlists called So Will I. I’ve really come to love this song. It's...

There he sits--every morning--on the bench just outside the doors of the church. His name is Junior Freeman and he has been a part of the...

God’s purpose for your life is that you would contribute more of His good and beauty in this world as you use the gifts He gave you. God...

Lord, it is our own choices toward gratifying the self that make us numb to our need for spiritual renewal. We all need to take a deep...

It’s been almost fifteen years since my father died—May 6, 2003. And it was fifteen years ago this month that my heavenly father broke in...

The day Jesus rode into Jerusalem for the last time was a day full of joyful celebration. The crowds of people who followed Jesus were...

Who doesn't love a cute dog picture, am I right? An article on rover.com caught my eye the other day. It showed pictures of dogs before...

Little magnolia in my yard so crooked and bent, You didn’t start off crooked. You weren’t designed to grow so awkwardly, so strange, so...

Psalm 139: 16b-18 “In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed. How weighty to me...

Darkness, you have to flee. You are taking up space that is not yours to occupy. You are taking up space in my heart; You are taking up...

A couple of days ago I had a rough morning. It was one of those mornings where the thing that triggers my stress and anxiety the most...

Every person is created by God, and within each person lies loads of potential. I think sometimes we forget how much potential we really...

Mark 1:32-34 "That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. And the whole city was gathered...

Why is it that those who had a firm grip on the religious institution in Jesus’ day seemed to have the most trouble accepting what he...

Several weeks ago I opened my mailbox and saw a letter addressed to me from the Circuit Court in Lamar County. “Oh no.” I thought. “This...

This was originally written during a time when God was teaching me that I needed to trust Him and make some "un-fun" choices —that there...

This is one of many prayers I’ve written as I struggle with my own desire to be comfortable…to seek out comfort…to be distracted by the...

There is so much depth to your Word, your teaching… so much depth to YOU, Lord. I think what you want from us is to continue to dive into...

Lord, concerning your preparation of those who would serve you: Does that not include a sifting so-to-speak? Does it not include a time...