My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship …
the church needs more women leaders
Here in Austin, we're prepping for the simulcast of a leadership summit that is completely about women and men leading in the church. The live event …
about that time jesus went to public school; plus a few favorite things
I told you a few weeks ago that my three oldest children are attending public school for the first time this Fall. How's it going, you ask? Well, my …
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writing beyond your platform week 2: writing as a part of the spiritual life
This is the second video in the Writing Beyond Your Platform series. For the first video click HERE. In this session, we explore the idea of …
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this is why hurricane frenzy and a gas shortage mean there is hope for us all
In the last few weeks, Texas has been an interesting/encouraging/challenging place to live. The drama started with Hurricane Harvey. We all ran to …
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writing beyond your platform week 1: a revival
"The deepest satisfaction of writing is precisely that it opens up new spaces within us of which we were not aware before we started to write. …
why i’m over building a platform
I’ve been blogging for seven years now. Most of the people who were blogging when I started have either surpassed me in fame and platform numbers, or …
all my feelings re: sending my kids to public school
For the last eight years, all of our kids have been homeschooled. It’s so weird. I didn’t even want to homeschool my kids when they were little. I …
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prayers for true beauty
“Our humanity comes to its fullest bloom in giving. We become beautiful people when we give whatever we can give: a smile, a handshake, a kiss, an …
this is why motherhood will make you crazy lovely
"If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I …
how to make your marriage last
Morgan wrapped his arm around my shoulder the other day. "I had forgotten what it feels like to have your arm around me. That probably …
being God’s storytellers: prayers that can make you strong
When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, …
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