On Sin and Hiding
How does hiding enable sin in our lives? How does honesty eradicate it? How does telling the truth invite light into our darkest corners?
I recently explored these questions with my friend Shannon as part of …
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On Truth and Purpose
How 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 …
Read More →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 …
Read More →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 …
Read More →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 …
Read More →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, …
Read More →a very good place to start
Before I repost some of my other favorite pieces, it makes sense to first retell the story of how this journey as The Jesus Gypsy began. It is, quite frankly, my very favorite story to …
Read More →once upon a time
HOWDY STRANGER!!! Hope you are well. I was thinking about you this morning and deeply missing the good ol’ days when I got to use my words for CREATING and CONNECTING instead of GRADING and …
Read More →on Willie Nelson, Puppy Dogs, and the Holy Spirit
I am essentially an expert emotional escape artist. I am also a professional performer.
“PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN,” my life has shouted through the years.
We moved around like gypsies growing up …
Read More →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 …
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