When Optimism Collides With Reality

When Optimism Collides With Reality

Autumn’s dim morning light shrouded the room in a blanket of calm as I greeted the Father. “Lord, what work do you have for me today? How can I be like Jesus in someone’s life?” The words hung in the hush of a home not yet interrupted by the rush of bodies...
Three Truths About God’s Calling on Your Life

Three Truths About God’s Calling on Your Life

  Seventy-five pages populated the Amazon queue after I filled in the search box, “books about God and purpose.” Women yearn to know, Do I make a difference? Does my life really matter? How can changing diapers, or shuttling children from one event to...
Burden of Self or Hands-in-the-Dirt

Burden of Self or Hands-in-the-Dirt

Remember: A stingy planter gets a stingy crop; a lavish planter gets a lavish crop. I want each of you to take plenty of time to think it over, and make up your own mind what you will give. That will protect you against sob stories and arm-twisting. God loves it when...