...and a time to speak...

You can't out-educate holiness. You can't out-affirm Jesus. You can't out-woke God. That is just some straight up bad news for all the so-called academics out there. Progressive thinkers obsessed with reaching higher forms of thought are going to be so disappointed having wasted so much time trying to gain the world after loosing their own souls (Mark 8:36). Those quasi-spiritual influencers that consider  themselves  to be society's long-awaited for bridge builders are going to be dumbfounded when they learn that there is but one mediator between God and man, Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 2:5). Social justice warriors are going to be so shocked when they finally learn that their woke culture, in fact, is  not more compassionate than the Father of compassion, God Himself (2 Corinthians 1:3). And how do I honestly feel about all of this? Sad. So super sad. Mostly because the leaders who fit into the above referenced categories hold themselves out to be the saviors of...

Oh happy day... it's resolution time! Or to many, not so happy day, because it's time to go about the process of re-thinking priorities, setting health goals, initiating new family directions and just generally assessing life to this point. To some, it's their most favorite thing. To others, it's terrifying and daunting. I kinda fall somewhere in the middle. I try... try ... to make fairly healthy choices throughout the year so I am not overwhelmed with the weight (no pun intended) of a complete health overhaul come every January. Thankfully my husband and I communicate easily, so we sort of work on prioritizing and re-prioritizing all throughout the year as well. However, there is always something about January that feels a bit heavy to me. Maybe it's the inevitable after effects of coming down from all the holiday festivities. We place so much time and energy into planning and preparations to make Christmas special, as we should because it deserves as much, but i...

It's Thanksgiving week and I have been thinking and thinking about a topic that would sort of set the tone for this holiday that I really do love so much. Given the name of the post, I would love to tell you that this entire post is dedicated to US and just how much Jesus thought WE were worth dying for when He willingly went to that cross. And here's the thing, we were. Clearly we were because He went through with it. He didn't change His mind last second and call down the 12 legions of angels to avenge Him like He said He could have (Matthew 26:53). No, He went of His own accord, stood accused during a bogus trial and ultimately gave up His life so that His purpose would be fulfilled. So, yes, we were worth dying for. Thank you, Jesus!! But, that's not what this post is about at all. This one is all about HIM being worth dying for. Let me explain with a scripture: Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and ...

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:4-5 These past several weeks, God has been talking to me a lot about the idea of bearing fruit. He has reminded me more than once to go back and remember who my intended audience was when I first started this writing adventure a year or so ago. And who is that? It's the people that I am surrounded by every day in my hometown. It's the people I do life with at school, church, the grocery store, the mall, restaurants, etc. some of whom I know intimately, but most of whom are strangers. Most of these people are fairly well off, upper middle class and at least semi-conservative. I list these things not as positives or negatives, it's just a matter of defining who I see on a daily ba...

Ever since the time in my young adulthood when God got a hold of my heart for the first time and I made the decision to give my life to Christ, I have been plagued by a few thoughts that keep resurfacing over and over again in my daily walk. Before I share those with you though, I want to circle back quickly to my opening statement and remind us all of something very important. I grew up in church. I mean  really grew up there because my mom was on staff and I was there almost every time the doors were open for a good period of my adolescence. However, I clearly just wrote that the time I became saved wasn't until my young adulthood. What's up with that? I want to make it very clear that my repeated presence at church for ALL those years wasn't what saved me in the slightest. I definitely had a great foundation for faith having heard the messages and attended the youth camps and retreats on repeat until I graduated and moved to college, but just having participated in thos...

As believers, I bet just the title of this post alone is enough to get some of you totally fired up. I bet there's a group of readers who, because of the name only, are leaned in and ready to read all about the groups of people that they're certain this post will be about. Surely in the wake of Pride month this post will be written to address "those" types of sins and we'll all finish by giving ourselves a big 'ol high-five because, WHEW, at least we're not struggling with that ! I hate to be the bearer of bad news, believers, but this post isn't about anyone else on the planet but us. You and me. But... why??? Well, because it's never a bad time to do a little self-reflection and figure out exactly what it is that WE need to place on the alter instead of the forefront of our minds. Admittedly, God is doing a major work in my own heart right now centering around this very topic and since I am the author of the blog, you unfortunately (or fortuna...

With Women's History Month and Mother's Day just behind us, I thought it appropriate timing to write a blog about some thoughts I have had recently on the topic of feminism. Some you may agree with, others you may not, and that is perfectly okay. It's important to note that I am a mother of boys, so many of these thoughts come from the perspective of raising young men. Also important to note, I am a Christian with the belief that the bible is the inerrant word of God. I believe that every word, even the hard to understand ones, are all true and without blemish. If you share either of these traits with me, great! If you don't, also great! I am glad you are willing to spend time here. All that being said, here goes nothing... What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 The feminist movement has been around for years now and many generations of women have seen some iteration of it. As ...