The holidays are a perfect example of how not-in-control we really are. That loved one can’t attend Christmas this year. Great Grandma’s cookie recipe flopped. 60% of the kids aren’t looking at the camera for extended family photos (and the other 40% are wailing). The foul weather keeps guests from a carefully-timed dinner. A hormonal […]

Your doorbell rings. For once in a long while, you’re not expecting a package from Amazon. You wonder who’s dropping by so unexpectedly. “I’ll just open my door a bit so whoever-it-is can’t see my messy living room,” you mutter to yourself. You open your door a crack to see me, your old friend Leah, […]

What a young woman believes about God is one of the most important things about her. When her young life collides with adversity, challenge, sorrow, joy, success, failure, heartache, and the countless other realities of human existence, how she responds has everything to do with what she believes about her Creator and her purpose. It’s […]