When You Feel Weighed Down, Worn Out, and Bound Up
I was riding down the crowded streets of Mexico City in a cab when I saw her. She measured about four feet high, backed curved, bent at the waist at a ninety-degree angle, and fingers gnarled and...
View ArticleWhere is God When Women Feel Forgotten
Yesterday I blogged over at Ann Voskamp’s A Holy Experience. I thought you might enjoy the post. I hope you feel as loved as you are. She was beautiful. She was bright. And she was mad at God. I sat...
View ArticleWhat About Mary? What About You?
The story of Mary always touches me at the core of my being. What an amazing encounter for a girl so young. God’s plan of redemption was held by the thread of a teenage girl from Nazareth. Who knew it...
View ArticleStepping Up and Stepping Out
Today’s Truth No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him (1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV). Friend To Friend God always has important kingdom work for...
View ArticleWhen God Shows Up, Don’t Forget It
“Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water,” (Genesis 21:19 NIV). Yesterday we looked at Hagar and how God spoke to her in her deepest time of need. Let’s visit that one more time,...
View ArticleIs God Enough?
Have you ever been reading the Bible and suddenly something grabs hold of you so tightly, you know, oh you know, that God has opened your eyes to a new truth? That He has spoken to you loud and clear?...
View ArticleThank God for Girlfriends
Aren’t you thankful for girlfriends? I know I am. They’ve picked me up when I’ve been down, and set me straight when I’ve needed an attitude adjustment. Two of my neighbors really showed me how this...
View ArticleThe Sound of Dropping Rocks
I sat across the table from a broken friend. Her life was scattered on the coffee shop floor like spilled grounds from the bean machine. Melissa (not her real name) had had an affair, and she finally...
View ArticleWhat God Really Thinks About You As a Woman
She was beautiful. She was bright. And she was mad at God. I sat across the lunch table picking at a salad and trying to digest Jan’s words. Her startlingly teal eyes were tinted with frustration at...
View ArticleSet Free From Feeling Less-Than
I’m writing over at Proverbs 31 Ministries today and I thought this might bless you too. Read to the end to see a picture of that little girl. There I sat. Second row, middle. Front and center. Scared...
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