The Holy Spirit Smackdown

The Holy Spirit Smackdown

When the Preacher Needs Preaching: Confronting My Own Isolation Not long ago, I wrote about the importance of staying connected to a Christian community—how fellowship strengthens our faith, keeps us accountable, and reflects Christ’s love in a real way.  I...
Created for Connection: God’s Design For Community

Created for Connection: God’s Design For Community

  C.S. Lewis “Christ works on us in all sorts of ways… But above all, He works on us through each other.” Feeling exhausted from trying to navigate life on your own?  Do you feel like no one truly understands you?  Maybe you’ve been isolating...
Easy Answers? Coping with Loss and the Questions That Remain

Easy Answers? Coping with Loss and the Questions That Remain

  Grief, Anger, and Unanswered Questions: Walking Through the Pain of Loss It’s been two weeks since my world was turned upside down.  Two weeks since I lost my adult daughter, quite unexpectedly.  The pain of that loss has been relentless.  My emotions have been...
Grief And Loss: In The Midst Of It

Grief And Loss: In The Midst Of It

In The Midst Of Grief I’m writing this now, while still in the depths of grief, to share what it feels like to lose a child.  By “now,” I mean while the pain is still fresh—before time has dulled the edges, before I can look back and reflect on how grief...
God’s Grace Of Recovery

God’s Grace Of Recovery

“The once powerful mental obsession to use has diminished greatly, or perhaps, as one person in recovery expressed: “To use is no longer in my emotional vocabulary.”                                                                          ...