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Where Is Your Heart?
Saint Luke the Evangelist had such a strong friendship with Christ that the early Church discerned and chose his writings to be a part of the sacred canon of Scripture...
A Difference in the Garden of My Heart
I have never considered myself a person with a green thumb. On the contrary, my attempts at gardening were laughable. Oh, I always started out great. Every spring I would...
Family Rule: Don’t Take Your Pants Off Without a Plan
On the wall of our mudroom, where my nine kids run in and out of the house fifty times a day, are posted twenty-two family rules and reminders. These are...
Set Free from My Sin
One year ago, Christ set me free. It was the most dramatic thing to ever happen to me and yet it came about in the most unassuming way. Through the...
Know-It-Al(Most)
Raise your hand if you were a know-it-all teenager! (Sorry mom.) Okay, keep your hand raised if you are still kind of a know-it-all! I am raising both hands high...
Bold and Courageous Observance
"Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it" (Luke 11:28). It’s one thing to know what to say or do to live out our lives as...
When Did You Learn to Ride Your Bike?
I didn’t learn how to ride a bike until I was nine years old. One of the bones in my ankle developed slightly crooked, which resulted in extremely poor coordination....
Never Feel Left Out Again
"Ask and you will receive." Do you need a few moments to yourself? Do you need a good night's sleep? Do you need to get some exercise? Do you need...
Teach Us to Pray
Lord, teach us to pray. To follow Your lead. To find a place where we can listen, away from all the voices that aren’t Yours. To give glory to God...
Wishing to be Seen, Known, and Loved
I'm a recovering productivity superwoman. "Doing" used to be second-nature to me while "being?"—not so much. Because of that, vulnerability and intimacy used to be more difficult than they are...
Losing Your Gospel Bit by Bit
It's hard being a Christian. In every time, in every place, it's hard. It's almost surreal to think that the early Christians who were ministered to by the Apostles themselves...
Do You Know You're Unworthily Worthy?
This morning, I took a walk on the beach with my son. When I asked him if I could walk down to the water with him, he cheerfully responded, “Sure!”...
