Sexual abuse isn't something to be ashamed of. You are not dirty because of it. You are not damaged goods. You are not broken. You are not unlovable. I still have to repeat these phrases to myself.

In every season of life, setting aside time alone to meet with God can be challenging. And, while any time of day is a great time to spend with Jesus, a morning quiet time has some advantages.

Times of trial expose the condition of our hearts. Are we willing to trust God, in spite of not knowing all the ins and outs of His plan, or will we be the god of our own lives because we only have confidence in the things we can understand…

The ultimate purpose of our gifts is to love one another, not to love ourselves. Paul is encouraging us to reflect on our own motives in serving and make sure that we are using our gifts to serve God and His Church.

I want to challenge how we decide the worth of a year, and I believe it has more to do with our focus than the events…

Everything we've seen, read or experienced in life up to this point has formed our perspective. This leads us to have certain expectations about the future. If there’s one thing the past few years have taught us, it’s that change, like death and taxes, is inevitable…

I thought I was fine. I went to Church, I read the scripted prayers, I sang the hymns, and I read my bible... sometimes. The problem was, that I didn't care…

I don’t know about you, but forgiveness is pretty high up there in the commands I tend to fail easiest at. So hard that it’s even taken years. It’s impossible at times to forgive those who've deeply wounded you…

When we do not consistently preach the gospel to our hearts, selective memory takes over and produces passive Christianity. Meditation on the gospel should not be done in fear of losing our salvation - nothing can separate us from the love of Christ (Romans 8:31-39)! Rather, letting the gospel truth repeatedly wash over our hearts and minds has everything to do with keeping ourselves aligned with the heart of our Father.