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“I took a walk and it led me to nowhere, but it brought me into a new way of thinking and so the walk was worth it.” —Author Unknown Sometimes what God is doing in you has nothing to do with what you are actually doing; it is about what He is forming in you through […]

For most of my life I thought that I was the one that had to get things done. Am I the only one that got lost in that assumption? I was eclipsed by the idea that there was a job to do, and I cared deeply about getting it done. I could see nothing else […]

cel·e·brate: to acknowledge and praise frequently; to honor; to hold (through words and actions) in high regard. It was my first year as a full-time youth pastor at a great church in Southern Ohio. I was a little unsure about how I was going to lead, and also how a new, young, female, youth pastor […]

While I attended Bible school at age 18 I worked part-time at a store that I tenderly call “The Maxx”. T.J. Maxx, the retail store, didn’t mean much to me at the time. I was focused on Bible school, but they were hiring part-time with evening hours and that was just what I needed. My […]

One shovel of dirt can be brushed off, but too many and you are in trouble.  Recently I discovered this is something going on that is killing the vibrant faith, hope, and vision of a lot of great people, and maybe it has even been happening to you.  Faith is a spiritual substance that we […]

Words are something that I grew to love in my young adult years. Something about the thrill of invoking the perfect word that dead on describes something with total accuracy thrilled me. (i.e. invoking—oh how I love that word too!)  I think that is what drew me with real interest into every English literature class I […]

Today, I am in Washington D.C sitting at a desk in my hotel room that just so happens to have a view of the Washington Monument. From the 6th floor, I can see only the top half of the monument. The bottom is obscured by large, columned buildings, but even just the top of the [...]

Recently I have been captivated by this one particular moment in the life of Jesus.  This moment didn’t involve a mass crowd, nor did it involve a physical miracle or a supernatural manifestation—at least to the naked eye. What it did involve was some healing in the soul that led to the total transformation of one [...]