Today as I write this, it is the Fourth of July. We Americans love this holiday. It celebrates our independence; the assertion of our right to govern ourselves, and our determination not to let others dictate to us how we…
She paced the floor of the small space of the prison cell. Back and forth, wringing her hands, her heart felt as though it would come right out of her chest. It seemed more like a dream than reality. Would…
Yes, you. I know that it’s sometimes hard to hold to, this truth that you are important. But it is true. You have been chosen by God for this place and this time in this world. Your heart matters to…
Recently I had a conversation with a young believer who had many confused ideas about what it means to be a Christian. She was feeling terrible guilt because she thought she should be able to be perfect all the time,…
I have spent many years of my Christian life trying to make myself into this picture~perfect Christian I thought God and everyone else expected me to be. I was taught what was expected of me as soon as I became…