Missional Friendship: Are You a Good Friend? The adobe-like home was bursting at the seams. When word got out Jesus was nearby, the normally quiet neighborhood swelled with people who came to hear, and especially see, what... Read More
How Wrestling with God Leads to Deepened Hope “Don’t jinx it,” I say to myself, “Don’t get your hopes up. Don’t think about it too much. Don’t plan on it happening because then it inevitably won’t... Read More
When Reeling In Empty Nets Means You’re Doing Everything Right Writing is like fishing. You cast out a net, and drag it back to see if you’ve caught anything worth keeping. Sometimes I feel like a greenhorn on the deck of the Northwestern... Read More
What I've Learned About the Seasons of Motherhood I was driving west on Paseo del Norte, across the Rio Grande River when it happened. It was fall, and the Cottonwoods had just begun to turn. The crisp yellow foliage against the... Read More
How to Make the Sole-Focus of Your Summer, A Soul-Focus Since moving to the Phoenix area, I’ve never dreaded summers more than I do now, and for good reason. Last summer we had 145 days of triple-digit heat, and over 103 days... Read More
Redeem Your Family Time (+FREE Guide to Colossians) “Hey Mom, when are we going to meet to discuss our Colossians study again?” The intensity of our schedules had recently experienced an uptick of activity. Kids sports,... Read More
How to Experience Unwavering Hope Even When Your Child is Suffering This is the first in a series of posts called Holy Leisure in Hard Places. Trials and suffering can isolate us from others, and from God. The truth is, the Lord... Read More
One Word Changed Her Life I’m amazed at the economy of words used in the Bible to describe the most miraculous events. "Let there be light." "Peace, be still." "Lazarus, come... Read More
How to Move Forward In Faith, Despite Your Doubts The 115° Phoenix heat wasn’t the only thing making us sweat the day we pulled into our driveway for the first time. Our trucks weren’t even unloaded yet, when the weight... Read More
