Reflections & Thoughts

I reread Jonah recently. It is a very dramatic book that reminds me of a petulant toddler. As a mirror ...

There is something to be said for seeing. It only gives you part of the story. It only shows the ...

My son loves fishing. I know very, very little about fishing, but he learned just enough at a ranch that ...

Humble me, O Lord Teach me Your ways Guide my heart I long for Your righteousness Quiet my will Make ...

In the stillness There is a peace I know You are here I want to feel You neara When the ...

Your beauty is in the trees Leaves of green delicately placed Every one chosen with purpose Look at the sun ...

Do not sleep or fall away Cease to wander And let not your heart delay To dive into the depths ...

Tears dripping like blood at Gethsemane Betrayed and abandoned by friends Yet still You gave up everything So all that ...

In this life, we search and pursue And met with brokenness alone Try to breathe The deepest containment of oxygen ...

These past 10–12 months have been hard for me spiritually. I have had a lot of questions about what I ...

I have these moments when I get very self-centered. My mind circles around things I want, and unrealistic expectations drain ...

I struggle with pretty bad anxiety. There are times I avoid hanging out with people because it gives me so ...

There is a new year just hours away, and I wonder what it will hold. My mind entertains dozens of ...

There is a beauty in depending on God. The process of laying down burdens and allowing peace to come is ...

At times, we face circumstances through which we ask ourselves if God sees our struggle and the tension in our ...

God blesses us so richly, but at times, the presence of God can become too commonplace in our hearts. As ...

Through You, I see the Father My King reigning on His Throne Jesus Christ, my Savior The image of the ...

The grandeur and majesty of God cannot be overstated. He reigns and rules in sovereignty over all creation in glory ...

In Matthew 16:13, Jesus asked a seemingly simple question, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” ...

I have been taking time to pause and reflect on my views about Scripture and my beliefs about the nature ...

The Christian life is often described as a war or battle. It's a common comparison that most of us intrinsically ...

I struggle with anxiety and depression. At times, it distorts the way I interpret and responds to people and situations ...

In Proverbs 18:20-21 the Bible says, "from the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied ...

I rarely warm up when I exercise. I can mentally hear the groans of my friends who know I go ...

I was listening to the rain. I could hear the thunder roar and see flashes of lightning outside my window ...

Our culture loves superheroes. I am a Marvel girl, myself, but I'll still give a nod to those misguided DC ...

Reminders of God’s outstretched hands towards us are unceasing. It’s breathed into the depths of our beings. Evidence of this ...

This Easter will be unlike any most of us have experienced in our lifetime. For those who are accustomed to ...

I don’t like to talk about finances. It's always been something that I have felt is incredibly personal to an ...

I had a bad mental health week. I was blessed to have friends who walked with me through it. They ...

In high school, I was a sprinter. My destination was always in sight, and it was quick to reach. All ...

My mind runs at a million miles an hour most days. I can analyze myself into a frenzy and dispute ...

It's truly awe-inspiring how God, instead of rejecting us for our sins and weaknesses, chooses to transform our lives. He ...

Breathe in Pull in the suspended weight All the stress The anxiety The fear All that threatens to crush you ...

Many passages of scripture written by Paul describe our freedom in Christ and the unfathomable love of God. This is ...

The tears you cry, sweet friend, are no less important if you embrace the fullness of joy available in Christ ...

Characteristic of the lifestyle of a Christian is imperfect pursuit of Christ. The propensity to sin is present in us ...

It feels like free-falling. The surrounding winds roar all your fears and insecurities at volumes that could shatter your eardrums ...

It’s the time of the year in which we start to self-assess. Did I lose the weight I wanted? Did ...

But Thomas (called “Twin”), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples were ...

I have heard the story of Christ’s birth countless times. I have read the gospel accounts, listened to commentaries, seen ...

Throughout the scriptures and through the miracles of Christ, God is shown as our Great Physician, healing not only physical ...

Have you ever asked for God to take you deeper in your relationship with Him? It's a faith-filled desire given ...

Sometimes I fall into the trap of reading Bible study after Bible study while actually neglecting my relationship with God ...