Worshiping in Song through Brokenness and Pain
As a veteran worship pastor of many years, it has always been my joy and privilege to lead others through a journey of Christ-centered worship in song (and other art forms) every week. Encountering God...
View ArticleCaring for the Desperate Even When the Desperate is You
Cleaning up the cross. Smoothly polished wood isn’t even good enough sometimes. We often prefer those polished metal and smooth ceramic crosses. Most folks I know have the ones that don’t have Jesus...
View ArticleWhat to Do When Life STINKS
My grandfather was murdered. It was the week before my wedding in 1974. Grampa was in the hospital recovering from yet another crumbling cog in his physical machine. Then, he was suddenly dead. You...
View ArticleRecommended Reading: Impossible Love
I devoured this book in less than 24 hours. Impossible Love: The True Story of an African Civil War and Miracles and Hope Against All Odds by Craig Keener and Médine Moussounga Keener is a must read....
View ArticleOne Question I Decided to Stop Asking and Why You Should Too
It’s one of those questions that keeps my mind turning over and over in the dead of night when everyone else is blissfully asleep. It has kept me awake many a night, tossing and turning in this...
View ArticleRecommended Reading: Impossible Love
I devoured this book in less than 24 hours. Impossible Love: The True Story of an African Civil War and Miracles and Hope Against All Odds by Craig Keener and Médine Moussounga Keener is a must read....
View ArticleSuicide: A Conversation Can Save a Life
We experience the stories on the news: friends and family members with tears and choking voices saying, “I can’t believe he would commit suicide.” We hear statements of shock and denial from people...
View ArticleWhy Good Wound Care Matters
Has your heart ever been hurt by a situation, a person, by decisions made for you, something you’ve caused yourself, or even by the fact that you were just simply there? If you say no, I’d like to meet...
View ArticleFour Steps to Take When You Wonder Why
Not a sparrow falls to the ground without God’s knowledge… But sparrows still fall. God works all things for the good of those who love Him… But He still allows His saints to suffer. And He doesn’t...
View Article5 Key Traits of Good Pastoral Responses to Tough Issues
I encourage my pastoral ministry students to become comfortable speaking about issues that are uncomfortable, including addictions, abuse, racial tensions, poverty, and mental illness. Because these...
View ArticleDeclaring God is Enough when Reality Falls Short
Is it odd that I remember the first funeral I attended and cried? I’m not exactly sure how old I was, but I remember missing school, so for the sake of the story, let’s say I was about eight. My great...
View ArticleBring Your Broken Pieces
The day we were told our six-month-old daughter, Annie, had a fatal brain tumor, my husband and I were alone. We had driven to the closest children’s hospital two hours away, desperate for answers. Not...
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