When we feel dry and unusable and bored, know God’s spirit is alive and well. When we see poverty, despair, and hopelessness, know God’s spirit is alive and well. When people feel far and church seems obligatory and life is mundane, know God’s spirit...

I have words in my mind that sometimes I can’t express without a translator. The frustration in wanting to communicate a tacit thought without the language to do so disables me. Matt has a gift [a sixth sense of sorts] to wrangle my thoughts and breathe life...

It has to be me. It’s the only logical conclusion. And I don’t know what to do about it. I started working out at a new gym. It’s small and intimate and totally awesome. I love it, I really do. But I must be doing something really wrong when I...

Think of strobe lights, artificial snow, drum lines, space aliens, and an amazing lineup of current day leaders and that pretty much sums up a typical Catalyst conference. I know, I know, a conference is a conference is a conference. They all feel the same, right?...

Several months ago Burger King was in a pickle… and not the kind they put on their burgers. Two employees were caught spitting in a police officer’s hamburger after forensic evidence revealed that there was more than just a special sauce on the whopper....

Ok, I own it. I’m ridiculously interested in the lives of people I don’t know. All last week I couldn’t help but ask what people were doing to celebrate the holiday. Even as a single girl for over 2,274 days I watched people plan dates to celebrate...

Dear Mom, Today is your birthday and though I don’t remember how I started loving you, I do remember a pivotal time when it mattered. I remember being four years old. No, I really do. I may not remember every detail of July 7th or November 21st, but I can tell...