This past weekend, I experienced the worst turbulence while flying in 17 years - screams and all. A story… Taking off and flying to New Orleans was SUPER smooth. But as we get closer to landing, the pilot comes on and tells the crew to prepare for landing early, and everyone needs to stay seated... Continue Reading →
The Patterns of Spiritual Abuse
I recently watched the newly released documentary on Discovery+, “Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed,” and also binge listened to several hours of “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” podcast. Both of these hit soooo close to home. It was as if they read my journals about the things I experienced for 8 years, and there... Continue Reading →
Courage to Hope
https://youtu.be/diNpnXE7k-A We can courageously hope in a faithful God who keeps his promises. It takes courage to hope in the midst of despair, or when we don’t see change happening. But like the persistent widow, we can plead our case to a God who hears our cries, and will liberate us. It may not be... Continue Reading →
Saturday: The Time in Between
Good Friday became good in hindsight. But imagine yourself in that time, and think about how you would have felt. Especially that Saturday! The time in between your hopes being shattered, and a miracle taking place. The day before the new season. I think about Joseph in the Bible. He had a God given vision... Continue Reading →
Choosing Peace of Mind
You know how people say there are certain prayers you need to be careful to say? Like, “God, I want to be a more patient person.” Well, back on January 7th, I said a prayer I don’t recommend saying lightly because it just might turn your world upside down... “God, show me who in my... Continue Reading →
10 Years Ago
10 years ago... October 11, 2009... I walked into my very first young adult “Reach Prayer Night” service on a Sunday night, and encountered the life transforming Jesus! I had no clue what was coming. During the night different people were praying about different topics. There was a woman (who till this day I have... Continue Reading →
Heart Check
This time last year I was working at my first ever fast food, correction, quick service restaurant. I feel like sometimes God allows us to experience certain things, not just for those watching, but for us to also see the transforming work He’s done in us. 10 years prior, 2008, I remember being so angry... Continue Reading →
You Can’t Unknow What You Know
Christian Abolitionist William Wilberforce said “you may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know.” There’s a revival happening in our (United States) culture today that’s centered on justice and making wrongs right. Many people are no longer willing to sit silently in the midst of wrong doing.... Continue Reading →
Spirit of Power
A few weeks ago, I was thinking about the personality God gave me, and I remembered 6th grade. I’ve always been a quiet person, so people TRIED to bully me in junior high. 3 girls were picking on me in 6th grade and said they would jump me after school. Instead of avoiding them and... Continue Reading →
Treat the Symptoms, BUT Look for the Cause
On Tuesday night, April 2nd, I was getting ready for bed & noticed that my right eye looked soft - when I moved my eye, it would gather on the side almost like an accordion. After many phone calls & texts, I went to the ER around 11pm not knowing what was causing this. ER... Continue Reading →