common grace, magic, and divine reflections…
Last week is downtown LA in a crowded club off Sunset Boulevard, I stood in a dimly lit room watching The Lone Bellow fill the room with melodic poetry and stringed instruments. I swayed to songs I knew and hummed to songs I didn’t like a kid who carried a...
watching lives of faith…
Everyone needs compassion A love that’s never failing Let mercy fall on me Everyone needs forgiveness The kindness of a Savior The hope of nations He stood with heart abandoned and arms wide open. He sung a song in belief, with passion layered with conviction....
women in leadership conversations…
It’s been said that I’m slightly highly opinionated. If you ask me my opinion on something, I won’t give you a stock answer that is politically correct and polished. I will give you the truth. [Life is too short to not keep it real!] Lately there...
why i believe in women’s ministry…
Three years ago I gathered a group of young, influential women around my dining room table and asked what worked and what didn’t work within women’s ministry. The answers varied from outdated to passé. But one voice cut through the others. The girl I...
pages from my diary…
November 8th, 2011 She’s brilliant. Truly brilliant. Her thick accent and search for English words hides the knowledge hidden inside her beautiful blue eyes. Large eyes. Large eastern European eyes with thick lashes resting above her highly defined cheekbones....
I’m a writer and teacher in love with two men: Jesus and my husband, Matt. [You might not find this funny, but I laugh at myself, so it all balances out.]
