I owe my oldest son, Grant, a debt of gratitude beyond anything I’ll ever be able to repay. And I figured I may as well start with a...

When I chose my word for 2024 I knew it was nuanced. The word began with my husband, but from the start I knew it was more. TOGETHER was...

“If the Holy Spirit wants to amplify your voice he will open doors no man can shut!” -Christine Caine, The Art of Teaching A couple of...

What do you dream about? At night, I mean. Do you remember your dreams, or do you quickly forget them? Have you ever heard from God in...

The last weekend of the college semester a half dozen of my students spent a Saturday afternoon resting in our home. A couple of them...

It was years ago, I remember a circle of students standing around a hotel swimming pool in McAllen, Texas. It was after dark and the air...

The summer of 2019 I went to a writer’s conference at Wheaton College in Illinois. It was totally overwhelming. I’d been to a couple of...

So here’s one way to feel pretty certain you’re hearing God’s voice. One evening, on a Wednesday, you’re sitting in the back row of your...

I almost published my book with a rather glaring omission. I honestly can’t believe I missed it. As did my editor, and every other...

There is a widespread belief among Christians today that the heart is desperately wicked—even after a person comes to Christ. It is a...

I am an unpredictable crier. It is possible for me to smile throughout a son’s wedding ceremony, but tear up at the sight of a little boy...

Love in the New Testament—the compassionate commitment of the heart to delight in the soul of another and to will that person’s good...

The closer I get to my book launch, the more I’ve been aware of these weird little triggers of mild anxiety. An irritating undercurrent...

An “avatar” is a person, real or imagined, who represents an author’s primary audience for the message of their book. This applies to...

I saw my book in a dream. It had a red cover, with various symbols and shapes. A few weeks later, when my publisher asked me to submit...

I guess this is an unofficial birthday blog post. Unofficial, since I used to write these on the regular back in the BoyMom days, but not...

Read not the Times. Read the Eternities. -Henry David Thoreau Each year with the new calendar, I anticipate the arrival of one of my...

There is a penciled note in the margin of my old NIV Study Bible, given to me by my husband on my twenty-fifth birthday. It’s a reference...

The past few weeks have been significant in terms of the progress of my book. And when I say “my book” I am fully aware of whose book...

A week or so ago I was listening to my favorite podcast during my morning commute, when I was surprised by a swell of unexpected emotion....