Trusting God’s Goodness [in the Darkness]
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Trusting God’s Goodness [in the Darkness]

If We’re Being Honest Neither the church nor our broken world needs more SHINY PEOPLE who hide behind the veneer of an audible “fine.” The world needs more Christians willing to process and wrestle publicly. Because when we are honest about the world’s brokenness and our struggles within it, we underscore the futility of our…

Understanding Evil and Sharing God’s love… [in the wake of the Murdaugh Murders]
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Understanding Evil and Sharing God’s love… [in the wake of the Murdaugh Murders]

So much of the Alex Murdaugh case reminds me of my own days of chasing justice. When you come up against pure evil, it becomes life-changing. You truly grasp the reality that evil walks amongst us. And the enemy of our souls is indeed present on this earth and hard at work to destroy us….

Shining God’s Love Through Art [in a Dark World]
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Shining God’s Love Through Art [in a Dark World]

I’m still processing much of our European trip. We experienced so much—in such a short amount of time. An image that has stuck with me, more than any other, is that of the immortalized young ballerina, Marie van Goethem. The idyllic, romanticized life of Degas’ La Petite Danseuse de 14 ans is far from the…

Believin’, Trusting God, and Understanding God’s Plan
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Believin’, Trusting God, and Understanding God’s Plan

To BELIEVE is to accept Truth; to feel certain that God is who He says He is—today, tomorrow, and forever!  We can all be encouraged as we experience God moving and working in our lives. Matter of fact, it is through this evidence of God working in the midst of uncertainty in my life, time-and-time…