My Message to Middle Schoolers… (or Myself).

Wiggling, squirming, “falling” out of their chairs… giggling, snorting, popcorn missing their mouths and hitting the floor. Eighteen middle school … More

When Saying Yes Gets Hard

My husband and I always said that “someday” we wanted to foster or adopt. When we were challenged by a … More

The [Simple] Good News

We make Church and Christianity and following Jesus so complicated. But it’s pretty simple, really. The Good News Both elevates … More

When You Feel Left Out, Forgotten, or Unwanted, Remember This.

Twenty of us were sitting in the living room on a mish-mash of recliners, couches, and chairs pulled in from … More

It’s Not for You to Keep, Church

If you have talent healing words money a home leadership skills time creativity energy wisdom food freedom… Please do not … More

When All the Good Things are Harder.

I used to pity the woman with the issue of blood. Twelve years of unresolved pain, draining her energy and health … More

Joy on the Gray Days

Whether the weather is getting to you or whether the “clouds” overhead look more like grief or anxiety, we all … More

Heaven came down

Last year our Christmas tree fell over – well, got knocked over, really – right after we had finished decorating … More

How Not to Wield Your Wisdom Over Other People

I’m right. I’m always right. I cling to my right-ness as a part of my identity; it is core to … More

I wrote a book and a half!

After [only] three years… The biggest project I have ever attempted in my almost 11 years on Young Life staff … More

May Your Compassion Never Be Disconnected from Your Behavior

It seems that very few Christians have a good reputation in both the Christian and the secular worlds, so how … More

Own It

Can I be honest with you without you judging me? Ah well, I’ll just be honest with you and let you do with it as you will. Because this is about me, not you. You probably don’t deal with this problem.
Here is my honest confession: I routinely get wrapped up in other people’s issues.