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God Did Not Forget

A few weeks ago, I shared how finding out termites were chewing on my house ruined my perfect day. Thankfully, we caught it early...

How Termites Ruined My Perfect Day

It was one of the first really warm days of Spring. Having the house mostly to myself, I planned to get all of my work done early and...

How Do You Like My New Glasses?

Recently, I got a new pair of glasses. I’ll be honest and admit that I got them for completely vain reasons. I thought my old glasses...

Giving Yourself Some Grace

So true confession: I’m not really a fan of Lauren Daigle’s music. Now I know that in many evangelical circles saying that you don’t like...

We Need Friends

You don’t have to be on the planet very long before you realize that you can’t trust everyone. Mean girls are a real thing and it’s...

Sex in the Sanctuary

When I was a teenager, growing up in a Pentecostal church, Valentine’s Day always meant the same thing: our youth pastor would give us...

Why Didn't I Just Take "No" for an Answer?

It should have been an easy project—take out a bathtub unit and replace it with a shower unit. Because of Jamie’s disability, he was no...

The Hill I Am Willing to Die On....

“The hill you are willing to die on.” It’s a phrase I’ve heard a lot lately. Sometimes it’s used by someone to express their deep...

So Yeah, I Was Being a Jerk.....

So the other day, I was acting like a jerk. No, really. It all started when I heard about how a fellow Christian responded to a...

The Tree

It was early in the morning when the sound of chainsaws buzzing outside of my window woke me. Wondering what was going on, I looked out...

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