The enemy doesn’t take days off, and your ignorance of his tactics won’t protect you. Whether you acknowledge spiritual warfare or not, you’re in it. Every temptation to sin is an attack. Every doubt about God’s goodness is a lie whispered by the enemy. Every pattern of defeat in the same area repeatedly is spiritual … Read more
Anger isn’t your problem. What you do with anger is. The emotion itself isn’t sin. Jesus experienced anger when He cleared the temple (John 2:13-17). God expresses anger repeatedly throughout Scripture at injustice, idolatry, and oppression. Paul commands “Be angry and do not sin” (Ephesians 4:26), acknowledging that anger and sin are separable. Your problem … Read more
Children can memorize Scripture before they can fully understand it. That’s not a problem. It’s a feature of how God designed memory to work. The neural pathways formed by memorizing verses at age five become the foundation for theological understanding at age fifteen and spiritual stability at age thirty-five. Pediatric neurologist Dr. Lise Eliot’s research … Read more
Scripture doesn’t romanticize motherhood the way greeting cards do. The Bible shows mothers as real women facing real challenges. Mothers who made mistakes. Mothers who struggled with fear, jealousy, and favoritism. Mothers who prayed desperately for children and mothers who wrestled with the children they had. Mothers who raised world-changers and mothers whose children broke … Read more
I sat at Thanksgiving dinner last year forcing a smile while my world was falling apart. Unemployment. A parent’s dementia diagnosis. A friendship that had imploded two weeks earlier. And everyone around the table taking turns sharing what they were thankful for while I struggled to think of anything besides “I’m thankful this day will … Read more
The high school basketball player wrote Philippians 4:13 on his shoes before every game: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” He believed it meant Jesus would help him win. His team lost in the first round of playoffs. Badly. He called me on the phone, confused and angry. “I prayed before … Read more
My phone buzzed at 2 AM with the text no parent wants to receive: “Mom, I’m in the ER.” My daughter had been in a car accident. Serious but not critical. As I drove through empty streets toward the hospital, every worst-case scenario flooded my mind. That’s when a verse I’d memorized years ago surfaced: … Read more
Prayer shouldn’t feel like a religious obligation you’re failing at. Yet for most Christians, that’s exactly what it feels like. You know you should pray more. You’ve tried morning devotions, prayer journals, accountability partners, and every method you’ve heard recommended. But your prayer life still feels dry, mechanical, and honestly disappointing. I can tell you … Read more
Faith isn’t something you either have or don’t have, like brown eyes or musical talent. It’s more like a muscle that grows stronger with exercise or weakens with neglect. Some days your faith feels unshakable, capable of moving mountains. Other days it feels so fragile you wonder if you believe anything at all. I’ve experienced … Read more
Easter morning in our house used to be chaos. Egg hunts, chocolate bunnies, new clothes, and a mad rush to church. By the time we collapsed that evening, we’d celebrated everything except the actual reason for the day. That changed five years ago when I started a simple tradition with my family: reading the Easter … Read more