Tomorrow is going to be a very emotional day at our church. It’s our lead pastor’s last Sunday with us. It’s been such a joy and privilege to work with him. He’s been an amazing pastor and mentor and friend. The Lord has asked him to take a new assignment, and he did the right thing. He said, “Yes, Lord!” ...
I woke up this morning thinking of my baby-girl, Alli. She’s your typical teenage girl. Hormones. Drama. Messy room. She has a love for clothes, shoes especially. Boys (well, we’re not going there yet). The thought I actually woke up with this morning is this, “Alli is going to make an amazing prayer warrior.” Alli has an amazing memory. Astounding, in fact. ...
So, I woke up a little discouraged this morning. Thinking about Abraham again. Thinking about Genesis 15 again, where God came to him and gave him an amazing promise. Again. It had been years since God first spoke to him. “Go. Leave your home and family and everything you’ve ever known and go somewhere else. I’m not telling you where until you ...
So this used to be me. I pinned it on pinterest because I thought it was so funny. (True but funny.) I could walk at a pretty quick clip, but I never, ever, EVER ran. I tried. I started that Couch to 5K program seven or eight times. You know, where you run a little and walk a little. ...
I’m horrible with names. Terrible. Not good at all. There. Now you know. I’m in the ministry…I work with people…and I forget names. I could meet you and in 5 minutes totally forget your name. It’s not that I don’t value you. It’s not that I don’t want to remember your name. It’s just that…well….I don’t remember. Some people are ...