Your Doubt Doesn’t Make You a Bad Christian
Doubt. It should be a four-letter word because, uttered aloud in some church circles, it often elicits the same response as the F-bomb, sending the masses scurrying for cover. And…
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15 Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes That Will Challenge You to Take Action
In the midst of his work to combat institutional racism within the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. relied heavily on principles taught in Scripture. The wisdom and insights King…
9 Things Everyone Should Do When Reading the Bible
Very few of us have the inclination or interest in diving into three years of seminary education in order to get a better handle on the Scriptures. However, every believer…
7 Unbiblical Statements Christians Believe
We don’t often stop to consider the magnitude of what the Bible represents. It is literally God revealing Himself and communicating Himself to mankind in written word. Orthodox Christianity teaches…
6 Things to Remember When You’re Struggling with Anxiety
Anxiety is a monster. It can cripple you or make you act in ways that you would never otherwise act. It causes you to believe the most incredible of lies,…
You Never Marry the Right Person
In generations past, there was far less talk about “compatibility” and finding the ideal soul-mate. Today we are looking for someone who accepts us as we are and fulfills our…
An Open Letter to Christian Perfectionists Everywhere
Dear self-confessed perfectionist, I know how you feel. It’s been another day where you said the wrong thing at work. Another moment where you read too much into a friend’s…
3 Ways to Grow Spiritually We Don’t Hear Enough About
Several years ago, I started to feel stuck as a therapist. I found many clients desired change, but instead, continually cycled through self-sabotaging behaviors or felt suffocated by shame. “What…
3 Ways of Finding Your Enneagram Type That Are Better Than Taking Some Online Quiz
A white-hot anger swelled up in me. Twenty-eight years of feeling misunderstood was rising to the surface, and I sat stunned in the bewilderment and promise of seeing my true…
What Does Spiritual Growth Actually Look Like?
All living things grow. With human beings, we watch babies learns to crawl, to walk, to talk. We grow from total dependance on our parents to eventually being parents are…
6 Ways You Might Be Codependent (And How to Overcome It)
A few years ago I was sitting across from a dear friend at a loud and busy restaurant. We dove quickly into conversation, eager to catch each other up. As…
A Compelling Case For Less in an Age of More
The people at Apple are geniuses. The App Store was the start to this storm of micro-transactions where one little $.99 purchase was really not that big of a deal.…
God ‘Making All Things New’ Doesn’t Mean Christians Can Ignore the Environment
It was a perfect Saturday afternoon: cloudless sky, 72 degrees, and a clean breeze blowing across the mountaintop where my husband Matthew and I sat on a bench, enjoying the…
How to Know If Your Calling Is Really from God
I used to dread questions like, “Have you found your calling yet?” or “What’s your calling in life?” because I felt like a failure for having to answer, “I’m not…
7 Important Things God Says About Anxiety
Suffering and worry often go hand in hand. One of the greatest battles I wage on a daily basis is with anxiety over sickness—especially during the cold winter months when…