

An Encouragement to Use Lighter Fluid
A few weeks ago, at a birthday bar-b-que on a sticky Texas evening, I had an experience that made my spirit feel like it bumped into an...


What the Ornament-Eater Taught Me
“Don’t eat it.” His giant brown eyes narrowed. He slowly lifted the salt-dough ornament to his mouth in defiance of what I know, despite...


Fear: The Potential for Faith
What propels someone to step out into the unknown? What prevents them? A few weeks ago, I heard someone say that faith and fear are...


Oven God
I’ve grown up in a world of immediacy: I can communicate with my mom, living across the globe, with a text that takes half a second to...


Anchoring the Soul.
Something occurred to me the other day: Anchors don't prevent ships from getting knocked around by waves. The first half of Hebrews...


When you're numb to grace
When I was little and my faith was new and soft, the idea of God's grace was easy to latch onto. As I grew older and my shortcomings grew...


God, don't you care?
There's a bible story I can't get out of my head right now. It's in Mark, chapter 4, and the disciples are trying to cross a lake with...


"Do you trust Me?" // Starting Simple
"Do you trust Me?" Isn't that always the question? I feel like that's always the question, with the Lord. In big things, in small things,...


In the absence of wild revelation
[if you receive my newsletter, this is just a slightly meatier version of the lesson I shared about learning] A few days ago, my DTS...


As close as you want...
This week, my DTS is learning about "The Nature and Character of God." The speaker kicked off the lecture series by saying: "You are as...