Category: general
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On Truth and Purpose
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in books, courage, encouragement, favorites, general, ministry, review, scripture, talks, UncategorizedHow do we walk in truth and live with purpose? Our answers to these important questions shape our values, priorities, and even our eternity. If you have been following me on Instagram, you know that my church’s women’s ministry has been working through Jesus Over Everything by Lisa Whittle for our Summer Book Club. I…
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On Toleration & Celebration
I believe God loves me but often struggle with the idea that he LIKES me. I trust fully in Jesus and am thankful to receive his forgiveness, but I sometimes catch myself slinking around in the corners of the Kingdom hoping no one will notice how much I don’t belong. Deep down, I hold an…
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I Owe You an Apology
Actually, I owe you two. Shall we begin? (1) Please forgive me for being MIA for the past few several months. As you might remember, I am currently working on getting my master’s and, as it turns out, seminary is very much the opposite of easy. I am loving the courses though and—God willing—will graduate…
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deep earthy honey-soaked butterscotchy royal autumn gold
Gold is my favorite color. And before all you ladies say AMEN, I don’t mean jewelry-gold (although that is quite nice and I am certainly not opposed to it). I also don’t mean sunshine or lemon or butter or dandelion yellow . I am talking about that deep, earthy, honey-soaked, butterscotchy, royal autumn gold. You…
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no laughing matter (although it IS pretty funny now)
I thought I would re-share this little gem in honor of the 5th anniversary of this debacle. It is a crowd favorite and has even been picked up for publication a number of times. Now, with so many years separating us from the actual event, I can’t help but crack up at it all (except…
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i live here, i give here
DID YOU KNOW that Texas ranks 2nd nationally for human trafficking and approximately HALF of the known cases include the sexual exploitation of children? Shocking, isn’t it? I know I was floored. I was even was further dismayed to learn that Austin is actually a well-known hub for this type of trafficking. Wanna be a part…