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I love bare feet, old stuff, yummy sweets, a good latte–and I LOVE my people, fiercely! If you’ve landed here on these pages, consider yourself my peeps. And since we are going to be friends, one thing you should know is that I’m not a small talk kind of girl. I’m a ‘get to know you’, deep thinkin’, seeker of meaning, and challenger of my friends! So, pull up a chair, grab a cup of goodness, and let’s dive in deep!
How to Love an Unlovable World!
We live in a fallen, imperfect world full of messy, broken people and let’s face it— Jesus didn’t die for the lovable, y’all! He died for sinners like me and you.
The Love Challenge is a strategy for tackling the greatest challenge ever issued to mankind–loving the unlovable! Through our newly filtered words and deeds we learn to love as God does with extraordinary grace and unfathomable love. This is how we influence culture, y’all —one challenging person and circumstance at a time!
Accepting The Love Challenge promises to be an arduous task! How we walk it out in love, indeed will be our greatest challenge! Join the quest and receive your FREE three day, mini-devotional, The Love Challenge: How to Love an Unlovable World in Challenging Times.
Once you’ve opted in, you will also receive a ‘get started’ navigation guide, your #acceptthelovechallenge reminder card, and the monthly-ish AMJ Field Notes newsletter.
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[Christian] Perseverance Through Trials
Christian Perseverance When signs of troubled waters surfaced in early ’24, I confessed to our small group “the only way out of the furnace, was through the fire” as awful as it sounded. But what I didn’t realize in the moment is that I’d still be walking through the fire two-and-a-half years later. Each season,…
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The Godwink Effect [Divine Coincidence, Answered Prayer, and God’s Blessing…]
With God there are no coincidences. Back in the 2010’s while living in Nashville, I told God I was not going to message Jerry Jenkins unless He caused one more coincidence to occur. The next day, Jerry Jenkins posted the above quote. It was God’s green light; a Godwink I couldn’t ignore. We had a…
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The Advent of a Savior [Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love]
The advent of a Savior was the ultimate gift on that very first Christmas morning. “The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul. Those who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.”* Hope in the Advent “Hope has a name….
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