What if the sword in Jesus's mouth is to speak such truth in love that all hopelessness, lies, judgement and pain are washed away in whoever hears his words? What if the fire in his eyes is to touch the soul and spirit so deeply with love that all brokenness is healed in whoever looks [...]
Focusing on everything negative all the time--what you don't have, what seems impossible, the obstacles, the lack, the pain, the betrayal--is like standing in front of the evil queen/witch (in the Snow White story) every day, accepting the poisoned apple from her outstretched hand, and biting into it. You're choosing to feed yourself poison every [...]
What does it mean - to be a light in the darkness? What's a practical way to let the light in you shine? We have to shine brightly, because the less we shine, the lower the light, the longer the shadows. The valley is Psalms 23 is only the valley of the SHADOW of death. [...]
It is not a woman's job to make a man feel better about himself. It is not a man's job to make a woman feel better about herself. The knowledge and belief of your value must come from within. It's your responsibility alone to feel good about yourself. Then when someone treats you with value, [...]
Brene Brown says women want to know they are enough, but go deeper and you're asking, enough what? And we answer, enough everything. Which isn't logical. No one is everything. So then we come back to purpose and say, enough me. Which means we have to find out who we are before we can figure [...]
Sometimes my friends go through particularly hard times. I often wonder about God’s support system when I watch the struggle and the lack and the hopelessness and fear and doubt that comes creeping in. But God is still good. We are all in the middle of God’s wonderful design for our lives, even in the [...]
When you feel like you are not growing spiritually, it's easy to look at it a religious way. You could say you don't make your 30 minutes of Bible study and prayer a priority, therefore you're not growing, but the reality is that spiritual growth comes from being with God, just as a marriage grows [...]
I think that with every emotion we have that festers, we'll find a way to align with other people who revel in the same emotion or we'll run in the other direction and do all we can to let it go. We do it with music, the movies we watch, the groups or religions we [...]
St. Ignatius had a set of steps that enabled his followers to become closer to Jesus. One of them stood out to me as an interactive journey I could take—I would walk with Jesus through the Gospel of John as if I were there, using all five senses—sight, smell, touch, hearing, taste. The Beginning It’s [...]
What I find in conversation with most Christians is the prevailing questions underneath all their words: Am I enough? Do I matter? Am I doing enough? Does what I'm doing matter? The fastest way to receive the truth to these questions is to stand in front of Jesus and ask him these questions. His presence [...]
