

The simple things
As a child of divorce, I have dealt with many tough situations in my life. I am one of three girls so my mom had

Who can we trust?
Unless you live under a rock, you’ve most likely been hit with a ridiculous amount of news, frenzy, fear and anxiety. And with all that

What if 2021 isn’t better?
We have kissed 2020 goodbye. My family even held a “funeral” for 2020 on New Year’s Eve — we ate our dinner on black plates,

Does church membership make you a Christian?
I’ve never really known life outside of a local church. As the saying goes, I was there even before I was born. My parents were

When givens are no more
Nothing is as it should be. All the givens for the season — spending concentrated time with your family, snuggling with nieces and nephews, crowding

The greatest gift
The holidays tend to be the busiest time of the year — unless you’re super organized and begin your Christmas shopping in January. But for

Why do bad things happen to “good” people?
One of my favorite quotes by R.C. Sproul Jr. says this, “Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once and He

O Come, All You Unfaithful
I love Christmas, like a lot. It’s one of my favorite times of the year. And I like singing as well. What does that mean?

When the Bible doesn’t answer our questions
Do you ever feel like it’s wrong — almost blasphemous — to have questions about the Bible? After all, it’s the inerrant, Holy Spirit-inspired, God-breathed

What about faith?
Some of the most amazing stories we read in the Bible are about when Jesus healed people. He healed the blind, He healed people who

Prayer journaling
Thanksgiving is next week and it’s obviously a time to be thankful. Some years, it’s really easy to just rattle off a list of everything

How to be thankful in hard times
The Bible never ties thankfulness to a certain circumstance or a particular kind or amount of blessing. Though if you’re like me, that’s not how

Now and forever
I’m writing this before the polls close on November 3. You’re reading this after the polls have closed — maybe it’s a day after, maybe

Clearer vision
The end of 2020 is fast approaching and what a year! We’ve seen things this year that we haven’t seen before. Everyone is now wearing

Hiding
Sometimes it feels like I’m yelling into an abyss, wondering if anyone hears me. That’s not what’s happening, of course, but that’s what it feels