Forget Much?
When we forget something, we think of it as a memory glitch—and it can be. Sometimes, I wonder if I've lost IQ points over the years I've stayed at home with my kids. Too often, I struggle to unearth simple words or concepts that I think I should remember—like the names of people whom ...
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If You Want Prayers That Increase Peace
Whatever You Ask? Really??
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it (John 14:13-14, NIV).
When I was younger, verses like the ones above discouraged and confused me. Did Jesus really mean ...
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Finding the Good in Typos
This week, I shared my new devotional with some friends here in Birmingham. This little PDF is called Curating the Good: Collecting & Displaying Evidence of God's Goodness. We are reading it together, daily—road-testing it, really. And Monday was the first day. I just loved how saving a Word ...
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Here I Raise My Ebenezer
Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Here by Thy great help I’ve come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
"Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" by Robert Robinson
Broken people think broken thoughts
Not long ago, I asked if we should stop calling ourselves "broken" and embrace ...
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Live a Life of Connection, not Perfection
Hey everybody! Today, we have a guest here—my friend, Christen Price. She is the author of Invited: Live a Life of Connection, not Perfection. But I'll let her tell you about that...
I am in a cupcake war.
Standing in the kitchen, covered in confectioner’s sugar, I had been defeated by my ...
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Should we identify as broken?
I've been in a season of relative silence. Words are churning in my mind and heart, but I'm struggling to write. So, I'm listening more lately. And this keeps coming up again and again: we are a culture that glorifies brokenness.
Whether it's reality TV, big cable news, Facebook, or Twitter ...
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