Sarah laughed right in God’s face. Do you remember that story? Sarah, the wife of Abraham, was old and barren. She was long past her child-bearing years, so when she…
We sat in the car together, her in the driver’s seat and me in the passenger, as she recounted the disintegration of her marriage. Years ago she had watched as…
I still remember the first time I learned that “ebenezer” was more than a scrooge-y character in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. I was taking an Old Testament class in…
Around this time last year I told my parents I was pregnant. Later that day my mom went Christmas shopping and came home with several baby Christmas books. I remember…
The day that my son was born, my heart followed him. That is to say, my heart left the relative safety of my body and became vulnerable to the world….
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post for Her.meneutics about how to counsel and support the single people in our churches. The post, titled How Not to Help All…
Exactly a year ago today, I received the best news of my entire life. I came home from a dinner out with friends, felt a little funny, and decided to…
When it comes to winter, I am kind of a wimp. If you ask my husband, he thinks I’m not just “kind of” a wimp, but a huge one. Raised…
This weekend Ike will be speaking to the Middle Schoolers at our church (ie. my worst nightmare) as part of a series they’re doing on Christmas carols. Each week, a different…
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! My parents are in town so I’ll keep this brief, but I couldn’t let this day go by without expressing what is on my heart: overflowing joy….
