A year after being on a head-on collision, I reflect on what God is showing me about his strength in my weakness.

It’s a strange thing to be told two months before your due date that you and your soon-to-be-born child would likely not survive if you go into labor. But for me, it’s the beginning of a story of God’s tenderness and power.

We cannot have a “life we don’t have to heal from.” But we can know that healing is possible.

At its core, materialism is a soul-cry for belonging. It’s a symptom of a good, God-given desire of our hearts that hasn’t found its fulfillment in Jesus. Sin always seems to work this way. | Lent 2023

Our wounds will not disappear, but they will be made new. The hands of our Healer are transforming our wounds into marks of love,

By washing his disciples’ feet, Jesus demonstrated to his disciples the kind of King he would be.

An encouragement to my family in Christ in these tense days:

Watch where and how you swing that “Jesus is on the throne” banner today. Though I honestly believe most of us intend this to be encouraging, your pep rally flag can unwittingly become a blunt force instrument for those who are hurting, both inside and outside the Church.

Our experiences growing our family have not been simple and straightforward.