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July 21, 2014
17 – Really? Do you REALLY want to get well?
I had a product on this site where I shared the healing journey, how God heals your broken heart. Instead of selling it, I am going to give it to you for free in six installments. This is installment number two. Hooray! The Gist: Some of us prefer pain to health. We would rather stay […]
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July 17, 2014
Burning out for Jesus
(Note: I wrote this a few months ago on Deeper Story as I was on the brink of burnout. This summer I’m taking a Sabbatical to help me reframe and rethink my life. Prayers appreciated!) … I wish I didn’t have to write this post. It’s a bit embarrassing, hard to admit to. I’ve often […]
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July 14, 2014
The 2nd anonymous letter sent to my home: a rant
Away on vacation, I came home to a pile of mail, one of which had no return address, and my own name and address typed on a piece of paper that had been cut and pasted to the envelope. I opened it. My heart sunk. The letter had to do with this sexual offender and […]
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16 – God healed my broken heart
I had a product on this site where I shared the healing journey, how God heals your broken heart. Instead of selling it, I am going to give it to you for free in six installments. This is installment number one. Hooray! The Gist: We used to have a small enclosure on the left side […]
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July 10, 2014
Sad: We Marginalize the Aged
A couple years ago I attended a splashy conference full of vibrant energy. The speakers donned hipster clothes (they knew the trend before it became a thing), shared relevant messages, and generally pumped me up to rah-rah-rah follow Jesus. I left the conference energized but also a bit jaded and cynical. Where were the matriarchs […]
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July 7, 2014
15 – 12 Traits of Tenacious Christians
I’m really excited to share this podcast with you today because it reflects my heart to become a radical, sweet follower of Jesus Christ. I pray it blesses you. The Gist: I had the privilege of attending a world evangelization congress in 2010. (CapeTown 2010). Afterward, I gave this message. Here are the 12 traits: […]
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July 3, 2014
Retrofitting Scripture for Our Ease
I recently watched a famous pastor exegete an Old Testament passage. I hollered to Patrick (my theologically astute hubby) to watch it with me because I started feeling ill at ease about the pastor’s words. We watched, then cringed, then talked. The gist of the sermon had nothing to do with the passage. Truly. Instead […]
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June 30, 2014
14 – Pioneer Parenting {How to Parent Today}
I’m really excited to share this interview today, thanks to Family Life Today granting permission for this 2007 interview. We chatted about my book Building the Christian Family You Never Had. The Gist: This is a continuation from last week’s podcast, but this time we talk about parenting today and how important it is to […]
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June 26, 2014
Corporation Church
My husband and I talk theology. Sexy, right? I think so. Recently I brought up a particularly inflammatory issue within the church, both bothered and niggled by the discussion of it around the internets. We spoke at length about the particular issue-du-jour, about God’s bigness in comparison to our smallness to understand the issue, but […]
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June 24, 2014
Facing Truth: Amy Ivey’s {Redemptive} Story
I’m grateful to have Amy Ivey here today who is so beautifully and boldly sharing her story of sexual abuse. It’s not the “classic” way you may see sexual abuse, but I have learned through Dan Allender’s The Wounded Heart that the degree of abuse (or the amount of touching) matters very little in terms […]
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