How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights. For with you is...  Read More

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight. Paul leads us to refocus on Jesus...  Read More

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Jesus said that He came to bring life ab...  Read More

Jude 1–2 (NET)From Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, wrapped in the love of God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ. May mercy, peace, and love be lavished ...  Read More

John 10:10 (NET)The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. Jesus is not like the enemy. The enemy harms and destroys. Jesus...  Read More

Ephesians 2:4–7 (NET)But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you are sav...  Read More

Because Sunday morning was never meant to be a box we check. It’s not about performance, pressure, or pretending we’re more “together” than we are. At its best, it’s about connection. Real, life-givi...  Read More

But what if it’s not about effort? What if it’s about something else entirely?...  Read More

This is the end of my sabbatical series, but in many ways, it is the beginning. When we understand the truth of being God’s beloved, it becomes the foundation of who we are; the beginning of all that ...  Read More

We all have tendencies or mechanisms that we use to cope with childhood hardships or perceptions. Mine is perfectionism. My young self figured that if I did everything right and well then I could avoi...  Read More

It is hard to imagine, but there were times during my sabbatical when it was difficult for me to see the work that God was doing. Sometimes I understood or saw him at work, but other times - not so mu...  Read More

Today I am going to invite you into one of the hardest parts of my sabbatical - that is: healing. Physical wounds are painful and take time to heal, but there is something different about the hurts in...  Read More