I'm so ready for fall, I can taste it. First, another book is due September 2nd and I'm racing to finish. It's been a difficult one to write. Mostly because it's been inside me for a long time and those are always hardest to get onto the page. But also because we've recently moved. Still in Nashville, just a different house. It's been a long and frustrating process—is moving ever fun, though, … [Read more...]
Jesus & Women — Feasting on the Bible
This summer a group of women in my neighborhood and I are "feasting" on Jesus & Women, a Bible study by Kristi McLelland, seven video lessons that focus on Jesus's interaction with women in the New Testament as viewed through a middle eastern lens. After all, the Bible was written by Middle Easterners through a middle eastern lens, and when we view it solely through a western perspective … [Read more...]
Tangible Encouragements
"Take heart, daughter." "Take courage." "Don't be afraid." Jesus spoke these words to lost, searching, and hurting souls when he was here on earth, and he's still speaking them to us today. And aren't we grateful? Especially in these uncertain times. But while these may be uncertain times for us, they're not for him. Because, even now, he stands in the moment when you drew your first breath … [Read more...]