Depression. Even the word feels hopeless. I remember when I was in the worst of it. I was battling physical issues that caused hormonal imbalances, but there was something much deeper going on. An inside battle was raging. Scripture says that our battle is “not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,…
Not sure how much of a Christian you are (or want to be)? Worried about giving God a little too much? Take some advice from Pharaoh (Yep, that Pharaoh, who had a showdown with Moses and lost), and use these four simple alternatives to keep yourself from true worship. 1. Stay where you are. When Moses requested…
I stood in the bathroom the other morning, my hair still dripping, and saw the cobwebs in the corners. Standing on my tiptoes, I swiped a washcloth along the walls, scrubbing away the evidence of my neglect. I should be more organized. More scheduled. Have a calendar somewhere that I can write, “clean bathroom”…
It’s rainy today. The droplets splatter on the car, on my face, on the windows. I’ve been stressed, nerves stretched taunt and thin. I worried last night, as I lay in bed, that I just don’t have it in me to do the things God has called me to. I want to walk in…
The house is quiet. Finally. Just the crackling of the wood in the cook stove and the occasional hum of the washing machine. My Bible is open to the Song of Solomon. It wasn’t anything scandalous; trust me, just some research to fact-check an author during an editing project. The dishes have been piled for three days….
Down that dusty street, pavement worn and painted lines long disappeared, the little cottage sat. Flowers bloomed, the garden overflowed with tomatoes and onions and jalapeno peppers. I boxed them up, wishing for time to make my favorite salsa recipe, but my days were so busy with work that I knew the tomatoes would sit and…
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