Equipping and Encouraging Women
We all get overwhelmed. Our chest tightens. Our breath shallows. Our eyes tear. We believe no matter how hard we strain, things won’t work out. In these days we need reminders of truth. Here are five truths that help us overcome feelings of defeat.
Our lives changed by an invisible virus. In all the craziness, our energy and inner peace might lack replenishment. How can we practice self-care in a world gone mad? Here are three truths I’m learning in this season, so I don’t actually run down the street screaming, never to be heard from again.
Drastic life changes cause an ache in our souls. Here are three truths to ground us when we feel uprooted.
People of color have endured racial inequality in our country for hundreds of years. The reality of injustice is clearly displayed from the stories I listen to—many from friends who silently suffered. During this reawakening of racial injustice, the Holy Spirit is reminding me of several truths. Maybe these truths can help light your journey in uncharted waters also.
Every believer has times where they wonder what they believe—if they believe. When my son almost died at birth, I was there too. When the spiritual battle over our faith is luring us to give up on God, how can we stand firm? How can we find our way back to solid ground?
When we embrace grace in our every day lives, it changes us—for the better.
When hard times come, it can feel almost impossible to persevere. But there is hope. I have been focusing on these five practices in my hard days, and God is helping me through. Maybe these will help you too.
Sometimes I walk through the day without looking closely. Some of the people in Israel during Jesus’s time missed looking closely too—and they missed recognizing the Messiah. How can we behold the beauty in our daily lives and God, who is at work?
When my earthly father died, my world shifted. How do I begin to live fatherless? Through the years, God has been teaching me more about himself as I learn—and limp—through knowing God as my father. Read about my journey in this article I wrote for Fathom Magazine.
This Easter feels like a strange holy day. It can be hard to feel like we are entering a sacred celebration, when we literally can roll out of bed and enter the worship service in front of our screen. But I personally think that maybe this Easter can be the most sacred yet—if we prepare to encounter God in the sanctuaries of our homes. Here’s three ways to prepare.
