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Stop Waiting and Start Living

Exactly one year ago my mom and I took off on a road trip to Colorado Springs, Colo., where I tried to reconnect with people at Focus on the Family by visiting those I had known and worked with during my internship. I was going with my gut instinct of …

The Precious Promises of Christ

It’s been a busy season of life. The Lord has been gracious in providing some great opportunities in the last months, but I’ve been getting worn down. I have trouble saying no. I’m thankful for opportunities to teach and lead, so I’ve had to be very st …

Captivating Thoughts

When it comes to dealing with lustful thoughts, feelings of jealousy, temptations, etc., we in the Christian community often tell each other to “take captive every thought” (2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV). That command always seemed so impossible to me. How …

Celebrating Purim

Hi, friends! So, you may remember that I’m celebrating all of the biblical holidays this year. This past week was the feast of Purim, which commemorates God saving His people from destruction through the story of Esther and Mordecai. Purim is not one o …

Singleness Without Regret

It was a wedding. But it wasn’t my wedding. A year after graduating from college, a young woman whom I’d spent five years pining away for was walking down the aisle … with someone else. As for me, well, I didn’t have any prospects. At all. And my frien …

Missions, Ministry or Vocation?

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work…. God has placed th …

Remembering God in the Dullness

I’ve had the hardest time coming up with something to blog about this week, and I just realized it’s because I’m feeling so “blah” about life lately. Things feel hazy and gray, and I float through most of my days, completing my tasks because I have to, …

What to Pray for Those Who Don’t Know Christ

In the fall of 1988, I left for my freshman year of college at the University of Iowa. I remember driving out of town very, very fast. I couldn’t wait to leave my small town life behind. I couldn’t wait to embrace the next chapter that awaited me. At t …

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