In the last few months, our country has become even more dismissive regarding questions and analytical thinking. So easily offended, people don’t want to hear another perspective, or heaven forbid, a fact that might mess with what they’ve already determined to be right and good. We see this dismissive attitude overturning our ability to reason. […]
Spiritual
20/20 Vision
The last two months, I’ve been asking God, “what do you want me to learn through this time? How do I need to reset my life? What areas need to grow/change/develop?” Hillary Clinton recently said that COVID-19 would be a terrible crisis to waste, asserting an agenda to gain further control and push Americans further […]
I See You
When I was a child, I had a Goldenbook that showed how God is always with us and these simple truths brought me great comfort. At night, when we are alone in the dark, God is with us. If we travel across the seas, He is with us. If we are in a room full […]
Three Things the Spirit of God Casts Out
I’m a part of a group on Facebook that includes a variety of people from the state (different backgrounds, beliefs, and boundaries). The discussion circulating the COVID-19 situation in our state brought this man to share: “You know since I was a kid my religious neighbors were always going on about the rapture. Always saying […]
I Want to Be Let Off the Hook
I keep rolling this phrase around in my mind, “Either He is enough or He is not. Where does my hope rest? Will I fulfill my commission to Him no matter what?” Now, by all natural inclinations, I should be terrified about what’s going on in our nation right now. After all, I’ve battled germaphobia […]
Exquisite Lies of the Soul
Yesterday my mom stopped by the house, and in passing, she mentioned something a friend of hers told her after spending a little time with me. She had several compliments to share–all warming my heart–but the comment that struck the deepest cord for me was this: “She has great energy. Kristin’s just someone you want […]
Rival the Enemy
The Bible makes it clear that we are fighting a spiritual battle of light and darkness and that our Enemy prowls like a lion seeking to devour us. John 10:10 sequesters his purpose to stealing, killing, and destroying. What does he destroy? Marriages, peace, joy, sense of purpose, relationships, effectiveness, and identity. He can’t take […]
Why Should Christians Practice Lent?
Being raised Baptist, I’m about as Protestant as they come, but sometime around college/post-college, I started paying attention to the liturgical Christian calendar and found great meaning and spiritual growth through intentional times of focus (Advent, Lent, etc.) I love the implications of ashes on my forehead and the purpose of lighting candles every week, […]
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“No, but thank you.”
We live in a me-culture of self-absorbed people with self-focused agendas, reluctant to serve the people around them. “I just can’t be bothered with that…or you.” But if we aren’t careful, we can fall into the other ditch that says, “Yes, I will be anything and everything you ask of me from now until the […]
Sexual Exposure and Modesty & True Empowerment
“Any and every time we indulge in pornography, we deny the precious gospel truth that every man and woman possesses inherent dignity, not to be solicited and sold for sex, but to be valued and treasured as excellent in the eyes of God. People are not inferior objects to be used and abused for selfish, […]