Happy day! Last week I shared some straightforward thoughts on dealing with habitual sin.  A major side effect of sin is guilt.  Shame.  In our flawed human logic, it seems safer to us to run from God when we are presented with how wicked and wretched our hearts can be (Genesis 3:7-8).  Huh.  In re-reading … More Running From God

The truth is that everyone sins and has specific “sin patterns” that we lean toward.  Maybe some of us struggle with pride, or maybe we take offense easily.  Maybe we entertain thoughts of lust, or maybe we live in a spirit of fear and overall negative thinking.  Maybe we dishonor our parents with our words … More Dealing with Habitual Sin

Hello to you! At the time I am writing this, it is pitch black in my bedroom and the window is cracked open just slightly, letting in a bit of the Seattle breeze.  However, at the time you will be reading this, I will be in Missouri, probably sipping a glass of sweet tea, or … More Advice of a Post-Graduate

Hello, friends.. Many moons ago, I used to volunteer at James River Assembly in Missouri when I was in college, and I worked there in the preschool department.  I have worked in children’s ministry for about a decade (wow!) and I have always loved it.  There’s something special about pouring into the hearts of little … More Mistaken for Jesus

For followers of Christ, Easter is the most important day in recorded history. Jesus, having been publicly brutalized and murdered, proved to be stronger than even Death.  The stone was rolled away, the grave cowered in defeat, and all of hell turned on its heels and fled, for God proved once and for all that … More Easter