“They had hardly arrived when a Canaanite woman came down from the hills and pleaded, ‘Mercy, Master, Son of David! My daughter is cruelly afflicted …
Funny Letterboard Friday is So Anti-social Now
It's finally Friday, which means we are one week closer to the end of 2020. Are you as desperate as I am to shed 2020 like a bad outfit? To kick it …
why I’m ghosting on social media
“In the course of time Cain presented some of the land’s produce as an offering to the Lord. And Abel also presented an offering—some of the …
4 lessons from 2020
2020 has been so...enlightening. At some point in mid-April, I sat at the dinner table, with a plate full of some sort of crazy recipe I had never …
how to find your purpose in the pandemic
Today my phone rang and when I looked at the screen, I was surprised to see that it wasn't a robot calling me to sell me an extended warranty on the …
the durag of belonging
One day a year or two ago, a friend posted a funny meme about durags and it sparked a conversation between us in the comments. I can’t remember how …
You Are Doing Great
Once upon a time, I had four children under five years old. In those days, some tiny person was always waking me up in the middle of the …
let God do something for you
Well, 2020 has turned out to be a real barn burner, hasn’t it? A worldwide pandemic, massive financial crisis, and murder hornets have descended on …
how to grow bigger faith in the small days of the quarantine
When I was a little girl, my family camped near the California sequoias. I remember staring up to the sky beyond the giants, marveling together at the …
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hey, jesus, here’s what we really want in 2020
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, …
Succeeding Beyond Your Platform
A few years ago, I was in the thick of attempting to publish my first book. Every publisher told me they loved my writing, and my book idea was just …
look jesus, peter and i are out here dancing on the waves
I have a new respect for Peter these days. I keep imagining him climbing out of a boat to walk on top of some water. I can see the awe on his face as …
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