Jesus = Everything

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in [...]

Faith Over Fear

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT) You know, as I'm getting out there into the wide world, sharing my testimony, talking to people, reading reviews of my book (which have been overwhelmingly positive) and answering questions there is an [...]

Do You Know His Voice?

Last night I had the tremendous pleasure of speaking to a group of 71 women at the Plainwell Praise and Coffee Night. My good friend, Sue Cramer, (who created these women's events as a means of bringing together women from different denominations to enjoy fellowship and worship together) invited me to come and share my [...]

Something Better

Last week, my husband and I began a bible study which began in 1 Corinthians but ended up at Hebrews 11: 39-40. We were talking about faith, God's promises, and asking why it is that even when everything seems to be in place and your absolutely sure your following the lead of the Holy Spirit, [...]

Heads in the Sand

In the last few days I have witnessed a sad but all too common truth that many Christians have their heads in the sand when dealing with people who are involved in the occult. Truly, this kind of response breaks my heart. By responding in this way, many Christians are effectively abandoning people and reinforcing [...]

No Door? Look for a WINDOW!!

Temptation. Oh, what a regular bugaboo that can be. Sneaky, come up from behind weakness which attempts to draw a committed follower of Jesus Christ to dibble, dabble, or otherwise poke about in holes best left alone. Do you want to know why? Temptation leads to sin and sin is what separates us in our [...]

The Imperfect Quest for Perfection

As I was working on my book today (a bigger, more comprehensive version of Escaping the Cauldron) I was thinking about how I got myself into the legalistic trap of trying to be "perfect" and ultimately led to my crisis of faith ten years ago. Why did I become consumed with the idea of being [...]

Now Isn’t That Interesting?

Monday: I posted a fairly angsty and critical blog about the state of the church to which I received several comments commiserating with the problems that seem to be currently inherent in America's Christian church. Tuesday: I asked for my readers to look past the problems and cite one…just one…good thing that the church is [...]

Book Review ~ In God We Trust by Steve Ham

 We live in a time when people are asking difficult questions. Questions about faith, belief, spiritual practice, the relevancy of the church in culture; and the validity of the Bible in an era when very few professing Christians actually know what the scripture has to say beyond what they hear on Sunday morning being taught from [...]

Called of God

Thom and I went to see a movie today about the life of John Wesley. As someone who was raised in the Methodist tradition I thought I knew quite a bit about the life of this particular church founder but I have to say I was wrong.    I had no idea that John Wesley, a [...]

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