There are so many great books on leadership. It's a market in the literary realm that never seems to lose its demand. And the leadership books in the Christian non-fiction genre are no exception; people want to glean all the information they can about how to be a leader so that they can influence people… Continue reading to lead & be led
to be heard
I know a 3-year-old boy who has a lot to say. "It's a blue sky; there's no clouds!" "What's that sound?" "Nonnie, what's on your shirt?" "It's very beautiful!" "I like that!" He truly doesn't miss a thing. It's so fun to be around little children who are not only able to observe the world… Continue reading to be heard
when outrage is the right response
It's Friday, January 25th, 2019. On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, signed the Reproductive Health Act into law, legalizing late-term abortion. Many people have spoken out against it. In our day and age in America, we are used to people voicing opinions. We are accustomed to outrage. We are familiar… Continue reading when outrage is the right response
when He tells us to be still
"Be still and know that I am God" is a Bible verse we see and hear often. It's used in meditation, we see it on Instagram captions, and it's beautifully displayed on our walls, adorning the mantle, framed, written in elaborate cursive. Have you ever considered the incredible gift that is "Be still and know… Continue reading when He tells us to be still
walking with God
Walking with God is a really painfully beautiful adventure. Most of the time He does things in ways we never in a million, trillion years would do them. And we shake our fist at Him and squirm around trying to resist. BUT THEN He softens our heart and opens our eyes and gives us a… Continue reading walking with God
being brave
It is Thanksgiving. I am 26 1/2 years old today. I typically don't celebrate or even notice my half birthdays, but I was getting ready this morning, and thinking, and, what do you know. I have six more months to be 26, and then I'm 27. For some reason, the concept of 'time' has really… Continue reading being brave
The Horror of the Same Old Thing
"Screwtape reveals a powerful tool for distraction: 'The horror of the Same Old Thing is one of the most valuable passions we [demons] have produced in the human heart--an endless source of heresies in religion, folly in counsel, infidelity in marriage, and inconstancy in friendship. The humans live in time, and experience reality successively. To… Continue reading The Horror of the Same Old Thing