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Continue reading →: The Birds of Hosea: A Surprise Theme Hiding in Plain Sight
I was spending some time in Hosea and noticed something. The birds. It feels like a shift from what we usually pay attention to in this book. Hosea is the prophet who got voluntold by God to live out the world’s most dramatic object lesson, starring his unfaithful wife and…
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Continue reading →: The “I Am” That Shapes Who You Are.
Yes, this one’s a little long. But trust me, it’s worth every word. Jesus wasn’t tossing out “I am” statements for dramatic effect; He was revealing Himself. And tucked inside every one of them is a truth about who you are that I want to pull into the light. So…
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Continue reading →: My Garage Is a Disaster, But My Joy Isn’t
I have things. Oh, do I have things. I have an overflowing suitcase, a garage full of “I’ll deal with that later,” and—if we’re being brutally honest—I could probably start a whole new zip code dedicated entirely to regrets. Population: me and my questionable decisions. But I also have something…
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Continue reading →: I am Sarah
I am Sarah—not the dazzling beauty the Egyptians tripped over themselves to admire, but the one who went along with the lie because keeping the peace felt safer than rocking the patriarchal boat. The one who smiled tightly, nodded politely, and thought, “Sure, Abram, what could possibly go wrong.” That…
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Continue reading →: Back on the Treadmill, With No Grace
Well, this one might show my age — although, let’s be real, the grown children and grandchildren references probably gave that away long before today. A few weeks ago I got injured and fell off the treadmill routine. Today I finally climbed back on. And let me tell you: Mr.…
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Continue reading →: I am Eve
I am Eve. Not the Instagram-filtered version, not the sanitized Sunday‑school silhouette — the real one. The woman who has stood in a garden overflowing with goodness and still thought, “Hmm… but what about that one thing over there?” When the woman saw that the tree was good for food…
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Continue reading →: If God Didn’t Plant It, Don’t Water It
I got hit with it again—shame. That sneaky little creature that tiptoes in like it pays rent, then drags all its cousins with it, even though Psalm 34:5 says those who look to Him are radiant and “their faces are never covered with shame.” Still here we are. One minute…
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Continue reading →: The Free Gift We Keep Forgetting to Give
Have you ever really stopped to think about grace? I got one of those mighty nudges about it this morning—the kind that won’t leave you alone. The kind that sits in your chest like a song someone sang in the morning meeting and now it’s stuck on repeat. Grace is…
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Continue reading →: Lord, Help My Face Behave
Well… it happened again. I sat down with the Word this morning, minding my own business, and suddenly—boom—rabbit hole. You know the kind. One minute you’re reading peacefully, the next something grabs your attention like a toddler with sticky hands and suddenly you must know more. Sometimes it’s a distraction;…
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Continue reading →: What If the Real Fight Isn’t With Your Loved One at All.
I’ve shared this before, but it’s worth saying again: I have a few children who have walked through addiction, who are still walking through addiction, and who are doing time in prison. And for years, I did what moms do—I turned all that pain inward. I blamed myself. I blamed…
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