Good stuff, bad stuff, foot stuff

I’m reading about King Asa this morning. He wasn’t exactly a model king but I am particularly struck today by his foot issues  (2 Chronicles 16:12). So he had “diseased feet” (interesting in itself) and it says, “Yet even in his disease he did not seek the LORD, but sought help from physicians.” Clearly, he [...]

Figure out where you’re headed by looking back

I spent some time with a new friend today and was reminded of the breath of fresh air that friendship is. I know this is not profound to many (the majority) of you, but for someone who is a homebody (I think my sister might use the word hermit), an introvert on a constant quest [...]

Great things for God

How do you know (or would you know) if you’re doing a great thing for God? Are you like me and secretly think that unless you’ve written a bestseller, sold everything and moved to the most remote village on earth to evangelize, have a fully-booked speaking schedule, administer health care to refugees on a voluntary [...]

Are you a pastor’s wife?

I am amazed at how often I get emails from other pastors’ wives (and occasionally their husbands) who express very similar struggles to my own (i.e. usually a mix of depression and disappointment in the ministry).  When I get an email like that, there are two things I find myself saying again and again: You [...]

There’s hope

Discovering Facebook has been both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because it has provided me the opportunity to reconnect with lots of long-lost friends and a curse because it has provided me the opportunity to see the foolishness and brokenness of my youth through older & a little wiser eyes (not that I [...]

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