Better Than TV: Fasting to Focus on Something Greater

August 6, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

When God calls us to sacrifice something, it is easy to focus on what we are losing, to feel like God is taking something from us. (I do love me some quality TV.) But the truth is that He always gives something far better than whatever He takes.

Even Here: God’s Presence

July 16, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I don’t like going through difficulties. I prefer the stage of an endeavor when you are experienced, have already built momentum, and everything is running smoothly. But in every uncomfortable, unpleasant, and devastating circumstance is a unique opportunity…

Division in America

June 26, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

I’ve been thinking a lot about America these days. There is a long history of hatred and injustice that has gotten passed down over generations. We can’t just judge and analyze events in isolation.

Death Defeated

May 29, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

There is one particular moment that stands out from my church retreat experience last weekend: falling to the ground weeping at a single song lyric: Death is defeated Just moments before, I had stood for an altar call to release disappointment, and deep disappointment had surfaced about my grandmother’s passing back in December. It wasn’t just disappointment that God never physically healed her from […]

Introverts Need People Too

May 12, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

As an introvert, I sometimes struggle to make time for people. When I get busy, the first thing I toss out the window is socializing. I need my Saturday’s all to myself so I can recharge, I tell myself. But after one of the most draining weekends of my life (working at a two-day English Festival doing […]

Making His Praise Glorious

April 9, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

When I was a little girl dreaming about singing on stage as part of a worship team, I had very little understanding of what that role required. Now that I have the privilege of not only singing with a praise team, but being a praise leader, I know that it’s about much more than singing a few songs or saying a […]

Teacher Life: Unexplainable Feelings

March 27, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

Yesterday my boss came in to talk to me about one of my students. Apparently this student had gone home and told his mother that I treated him unfairly, only punishing him and no one else. While that was not true, I knew exactly which student my boss was talking about even before she mentioned his […]

Teacher Life: Breakthrough

March 10, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

One of my most aggressive and disruptive students had a really good day yesterday. Later that night, as I was reflecting back on the day, I realized that I couldn’t even remember all the frustrating and annoying stunts his classmates had pulled, all the blank looks and random noises and disrespectful comments. The one moment of him […]