A MINISTRY IS BORN
I’m officially a ministry-mama and a TEEEEENSY bit excited about it. Also I am clueless, so there’s that. š¤£šš
Can I just tell you that this whole thing IS A SURPRISE TO ME TOO, Y’ALL?!Ā I never …
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I’M EXPECTING!
(A MINISTRY BABY, THAT IS.)
As many of you know (especially if you follow me on Instagram,) I have been hard at work launching a new ministry. I am equal parts terrified and giddy about it, …
Read More →ABOUT THE DRINKING
Don’t shoot the messenger, y’all. This is a tough teaching. But chances are, you either have struggled with this, are wrestling with it a bit now, or know someone who has/is.
I am in Ephesians 5:18 …
Read More →AWAKE O SLEEPER
I wrote a song I love about a verse I love.
In Ephesians 5:14, Paul quotes the prophet Isaiah saying, “Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” And here’s the …
Read More →On Shame and Healing
How does hiding ignite shame? How does honesty invite healing?
I recently explored these questions with my friend Shannon as part of our Summer Book Club on Jesus Over Everything by Lisa …
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a poem about suffering and what it means to
W A I T
what I wouldnāt give
to rise
from this window seat of longing
and brave my way into the gray
and through the gray
to part
the veil that obscures life …
How My Fear Became Faith
Fear was my fatherās favorite game and one I learned to play at four years old.
With gleaming green eyes and a wicked sense of humor, my father was a force. His family had always been …
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 →on Willie Nelson, Puppy Dogs, and the Holy Spirit
I am essentially an expert emotional escape artist. I am also a professional performer.
āPAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN,ā my life has shouted through the years.
We moved around like gypsies growing up …
Read More →a million sin-miles away (my testimony)
As I mentioned in my last post, I recently got to share my testimony with my new church family at Austin Ridge Bible Church.Ā In doing so, IĀ realized I had never really never …
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