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Navigating Chronic Illness & Family Relationships over the Holidays
Navigating difficult family relationships over the holidays can be a challenge. No matter how close you and your family might be, it's inevitable that conflict will arise. Here's what you need to know to guard your health--and your relationships--over the holidays. If...
Recommended Resource: Kyria
Kyria is one of my favorite magazines. The November/December 2011 issue, which is on acceptance, is now online. Check it out.
Barn Burning: burn it all up before you burn out
My dear friend, Trinity Wilbourn lost everything in a house fire while she was at church yesterday. Her fourth baby is due in days and she has nothing left. Despite her tragic circumstances, her heart so inspires me. Here's a post from her blog, Walking Barefoot in...
Spiritual Formation in Life’s Valleys
Which do you prefer — a mountain top experience or time spent in the valley? No brainer, right? Yet, it is often the valley experiences of life where true spiritual formation occurs. God reveals truth during wilderness seasons, but it comes at a price. We need to...
Necessary Endings–Stepping Stones to Something New
Endings are a necessary part of life. Despite their inevitability, most of us face endings with a sense of regret, anger, and even fear. Whether personal, job-related, or relationship-oriented, endings are tough. But realize this — to move forward, you sometimes have...
Memories of My Adopted Grandma
I pressed my face through the bars on the stair rails, waiting to catch a glimpse of the elderly woman who lived upstairs, Miss Meirink. We had lived in our new apartment for two weeks now, and each Tuesday, Miss Meirink walked up two flights of steps, carrying her...
The Woman I Want to Be – Personal Manifesto
I want to be a woman after God’s own heart, a woman who fears the Lord, has ears to hear and eyes to see, and walks in step with God’s Spirit. I want to be authentic and transparent, avoiding “God talk,” in other words, language that is depersonalized,...
Entering God’s Rest
"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or...
Living from the Inside Out
Living from the Inside Out is about the inner journey of spiritual and personal transformation. It is about getting off the hamster wheel of “doing” for Jesus and finding your deepest longings satisfied by “being” with Jesus. It’s about spiritual practices like...
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