An Internal Art Form

Do you ever get so focused on getting from point A to point B in your day that you forget even why you’re going to point B? It’s so easy to go through the motions, isn’t it? Some days I find myself doing that. For instance, I get caught up in just...

Decoy Levels

Have you ever been playing a game, getting all excited that you’re about to win when all of a sudden you realize that you misunderstood what it took to win the game? It’s not a very good feeling, is it? I recently realized that one of the Freefall games I...

The God Who Fights

As I’ve shared, I’m working my way back through Beth Moore’s study on the Psalms of Ascent. One thing that’s been really hitting me lately is something out of Psalm 124. I’m going to post the whole thing because it’s really...

Intentional Seeds

So how was y’all’s week? Mine was weird, but good. My kids were in Camp Motion at our church (it’s sort of like VBS, but it runs from 9-5) all last week. I spent a good number of hours working on my book about women in ministry. I’m trying to...

The Trial of Busy-ness

June has been so busy. Like, ridiculously so. For some reason, summer tends to be that way for a lot of people. You’d think we’d have less to do since it’s sort of “vacation time”–but sadly, no. Although maybe it’s just a...

Not In a Hurry

“Jesus was often busy, but He was never hurried. Being busy is an outer condition; being hurried is a sickness of the soul.” John Ortberg A couple of weeks ago, I just finished Six Basics of a Balanced Life by Carol Kent & Karen Lee-Thorp....
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