When I was a teenager, I was full of passion for truth and righteousness. Churches were doing lots of studies on personality types and spiritual gifts, and I was off-the-charts “justice-oriented” vs. “mercy” or “goal-oriented” vs. “people-oriented” or whatever the term for “black-and-white thinker / prophet / exhorter / teacher.” Which is great if God […]
One of the things I love most about Jesus is His tender mercy. The older I get — it seems — the more aware of it I am. The more I sense His kindness, His compassion, His love toward me. It’s mostly in the little things. Those times when I’m really struggling to stay on […]
As your sister and your friend, I have a question I need to ask you: Are you talking to yourself? ‘Cause if you’re not, you should be! There are some things you need to tell yourself on a daily basis – because you need to hear them. Let’s face it: you can be forgetful. (I […]
There’s a word that’s been ringing in my heart lately, a constant theme, a steady refrain. At times I barely notice it. It’s in the background. I catch myself humming it softly, now and then. Other times, it breaks into my thoughts, bursts in my ears, drowns out the sound of everything else. It started a few […]
