There’s no such thing as an ordinary life. Obscure? Yes. Ordinary? No. I’m holding you by the shoulders and looking you in the eyes as I say this. You are irreplaceable in God’s story. Your words matter. Your life matters. You matter. I don’t really care what you’ve done or how much you’ve messed up …
Faith
When Your Mountain Won’t Move
What mountain are you dealing with right now? A mountain that simply won’t move no matter what you do? A mountain causing you to doubt His grace is real? There’s a good reason for your mountain, I promise. Here’s the story of my latest, largest mountain and some principles that are helping me deal with …
Mary, The One Who Made Room
I bet you could’ve heard a pin drop. All heaven holding their breath as Gabriel waits for her response. Would she say yes? Would she politely but firmly demur? How would she handle the chance to change the world at it’s core, to make history, to shake up the foundation she’d based her faith upon? Would …
Possess Your Possible
We all face impossible situations in our lives. Circumstances requiring God to come through in a big way. Challenges like infertility, major health issues, divorce, addictions, etc. Seasons and situations we have no control over, where our only hope is in God coming through for us. Impossible is what God does. It’s what He’s known for. …
When We Let Jesus Pick
Just two weeks ago, I was blessed to be a keynote speaker at the wonderful Raising Generations Today conference in Rochester NY. One of the main points in my talk, and my repeated point to the ladies in attendance was this: Does Jesus get to choose your future, if you’ll marry, how many children you’ll have (or whether you’ll have …