The Darkness is no Comfort; No Friend
Hope is the one thing that humans cannot live without. The lack of hope in a person’s life leads to various practices of personal destruction and self-harm. This self-harm is a result of hopelessness in the soul. Whether cutting, drug…
Life Repurposed: Stories of Grace, Hope, and Renewed Faith
Compiled and Edited by Michelle Rayburn – Foreward by Jane Rubietta I loved being a part of this book collaboration! Check out my story of restored faith after losing my first son at birth, and the wrestling I did to…
Resting and Wrestling: Striving and Contending for the Faith
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to…
Making Every Effort: Responding to God’s Promises
Did you know that you can grow in grace and peace as you grow in the knowledge of God? Did you also know that in order to grow as a Christian, we have to make the effort to walk in…
Surprised by Paradox by Jen Pollock Michel
Christian non-fiction/theology
Resting and Wrestling
Living with Grace in the Tension Between Defining Grace “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” I Peter 5:10 ESV I…
Marriage: Being All In
Before I begin this last post in my marriage series, I want to be sure to reiterate that the love in I Corinthians 13 is agápē, meaning love, affection, or benevolence. I John 4:8 says that God is love. So, an…
As Kingfishers Catch Fire by Eugene Peterson
Christian living/Sermons on the Ways of God Formed by the Words of God
The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman
Christian Living/Non-Fiction about overcoming decision fatigue
Wait and See by Wendy Pope
Christian living/non-fiction on Finding Peace in God’s Pauses and Plans