And the Spirit Hovered.
Creation is happening as the Spirit hovers. You may not see it or feel it. But the Spirit is hovering.
To the Repatriate
You are ruined, my dear. You have seen the other side. You have lived a life you saw before only in pictures from the comfort of your normal life.
Faithfulness Isn't Sexy
I had been valuing passion over faithfulness. I wanted people to see that I was passionate, but what my team and the church needed was someone who was faithful.
Learning to Live a Small Life
I used to think I was called to live a big life. Do big things. Be on some kind of platform telling people stuff they'd never heard before.
On Grabbing and Stuff
If you want to see more young women in ministry, especially in ministry overseas, you have to raise them to understand that it is never acceptable to be spoken about in such a way that it makes you want to hide.
Give it Away Now
There are days when a thought sneaks into my head about how she's younger and cooler than me. How she's better at this than I am. How I am obsolete or too old or too uncool. How she will go further than I have.
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
There was a piece of my mother that remained absolutely her own. When I hear this song, I see her that way - not as a mom or a wife or a woman doing ministry.
You Should Grow Your Hair
You should grow your hair out, he told her. I like girls with long hair.
Moving Abroad is Not Like Flying
Moving abroad doesn't feel like spreading your wings or flying at all. It's nice to think of it that way. But it actually feels a lot more like climbing a mountain.
If She'd Been Healed...
If she'd been healed, we would have had a great story. A great testimony. But the thing is, sometimes the testimony isn't that God gave you what you wanted - it's that He made you into the person you couldn't become without the tragedy.
How to Love a Missionary (Part One - Hospitality)
There is something really special about eating together around a table in a home.
4 Ways to Nurture Your Daughter's Ministry Call
Begin to open the door for her now. Begin to instill in her a boldness and an unapologetic desire for the advancement of the Gospel.
Book Review - Faithful: A Theology of Sex
In this 96-page book, Beth Felker Jones brings the discussion of sex out of the realm of untouchable and into the reality of our everyday lives.
In Praise of Fat Little Preachers' Wives
How many women in my life have been so ordinary that the light inside of them was like a sweet, secret treasure - morsels of grace to be shared simply and quietly? Sitting across from coffee or pancakes much later than I planned has proven to me to be more healing, more life-giving than people living on a larger scene.
They Named Me Bold
Why pray for our daughters to be filled with the Spirit if we are not going to let the Spirit speak through them?
What My Dog Taught Me About Fasting
I so often don't even notice the beautiful presence of God because of my frantic desire to take what I want, when I want it.
An Unanswerable Question
How do I convince young people in today's church that the ultimate prize is not marriage but a life unwaveringly committed to the cause of Christ? I model it for them. I ask you to do the same - married or single. We open our hearts and our homes to one another as the family of Christ.