I have the blessing of raising three daughters. If I had a dollar for every time someone said something to me about having three girls and commenting “Oh, are you going to try for that boy?” when my girls were toddlers, I’d be rich. Or, more recently, it’s more “Oh
It was 1987. My mom had recently married my stepdad, and our new family needed a new beginning. Like those who had headed out west decades before us, we too were wanting a fresh start. So from the farmlands of Indiana to the hills of Northern California, we drove. I
I am a recovering control addict. Perhaps, this is an area you have struggled in as well. A desire for control can often be a source of fear and anxiety in our lives. We obsess over our education, career, family, fitness, and finances, and more. If our proposed trajectory veers
Have you ever read the book The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis? If not, then you need to. It’s one of my favorites. In a fictional storytelling fashion, C. S. Lewis brings to light the dark spiritual warfare each of us encounters on a daily bases through his characters, Screwtape
From a young age, I have struggled with the fear of not being in control. I think the seed of this fear was planted in my heart when my parents divorced. Seeing what my mom went through as a single woman created in me a desire to want to control
In the book of Malachi, we see God speak His last words and then keep silent for four-hundred years. God’s chosen and beloved people were deprived of any words from the Lord for four centuries. Even though God’s silence was incredibly difficult for people who had been accustomed to
Can you imagine life without fear or worry? I can’t. It is so much a part of our lives that imagining a life without the smallest fear, worry, or anxiety feels impossible. Adam and Eve were the only ones who were able to experience this kind of life — that
Romans 8:1-11 are some of my most favorite verses of the Bible. I daily need the reminder that “there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” as well as the reminder that “the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you.”
The resurrection changed everything… Everything we believe as Christians hinges on this truth: Jesus rose from the dead. Let that sink in for a moment. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ rose from the dead! Muhammad is still in his grave, so is Buddha, as well as Joseph Smith and
I was born in Kazakhstan to a nominal Muslim family, where we did not talk about faith or how God works in our lives. I learned that the source of wisdom and guidance is a legacy of our past, handed down from generation to generation. I eventually left my home