In 2021, I fell victim to a wire fraud scam. Before I was supposed to close on my first home, I sent the down payment to who I thought was the real estate attorney. Long story short, she wasn’t the...
When I was young, I lived for Saturday morning cartoons, especially the Jetsons. But on Saturdays, when my dad wasn’t working, he took pride in teaching me how to do chores the military way. He was...
Songs speak to the soul. But does music move your heart to action? I’ve listened to “Goodness of God” by Bethel Music on repeat, almost daily, for the past two years. I know because it’s #1 on...
We’ve been talking a lot about joy this week and how joy and happiness are often used interchangeably. But we know that there is a big difference between them. Happiness is an in-the-moment emotion...
I vividly remember the first time I felt a super intense joy that could have only been from the Lord. I was a leader in our youth ministry in our little city church. We had taken the teens on a...
It seems like we live in a polarized world. Some days, I can’t check the news or scroll social media because my heart can’t handle the vitreal. Every issue has a side, and if you aren’t on the...
My dad once asked me why I was so happy all the time. He wanted to know what had changed my outlook.”My faith in Jesus,” I said He wanted to know more, but as a new believer, I did not think I had...
Если вы или кто-то из ваших знакомых подвергался насилию любого рода, то вы знаете, какая буря за этим следует: чувство вины, стыда, страха и жизненное препятствие, которого вы не ожидали и не имеете понятия, как его преодолеть...
Иногда мы сами попадаем в плохие, даже очень плохие ситуации. Иногда жизнь наносит нам сокрушительный удар и сбивает с ног. А иногда кажется, будто кто-то медленно убирает ноги...