

The Twists and Turns of Surrender
Surrendering to God doesn't always mean things will play out exactly how we thought they would. But what if God's secrets are actual


Qualified in Hope
There I was, sitting in a room with some of the most professional people I have ever shared a room with. All around me were doctors,...


To Whom Much is Given: A Call to Invest in the Brokenness of the World
I sat there beaming with all the pride of a high school teacher’s pet all over again as our trainer asked us to pull out our first...


Reflecting and Projecting: How to Live Each Year with Purpose
This time of year, all of us do two things; we reflect and we project. We reflect on the year we just lived and then we project our...


Emmanuel- The God of our Mess
I spent the last two weeks on a farm in the outskirts of a small town in Wisconsin. Now prior to marrying my husband, about as close to a...


Choosing Between Right and Right
I have always been a pretty firm believer that God had one specific plan for my life. In every decision that lay before me, or every fork in


VIDEO BLOG: Story Behind "Far From Forgotten"
"This song and this video are a message of hope that no matter how far we run, or how forgotten we feel, there is a God who is chasing...


WHEN MY HEART IS OVERWHELMED: SONGS OF HOPE
The world is a hopeless place, but we are not called to grieve without hope when we know the hope available to us in Christ. I think it is s


THE NEW GIRL
“Oh, are you one of the new girls?” A room full of strippers greeted me with rabid curiosity. A year ago, I would have likely been rather o


FAN INTO FLAMES
“What are your plans now?” This question greets me nearly every day through many different people. It’s not a bad question at all; in fact,