Welcome to “Bible Notes!” Read more about this series here. Right now I’m sitting upstairs at my desk in my bedroom. The sun is shining and my children are being quiet. This is a rare moment. But an hour from now, I’ll be heading to the funeral home. Some sweet girls I know lost their mother a few days ago. Can you imagine? Right before Mother’s Day. My heart breaks for them. There is so much! Every family is grieving…
If you’ve ever found yourself going through the motions, searching for a lifeline in the midst of weariness, you’re not alone. That’s why I’ve compiled 30 Bible verses for when your heart is weary, a simple yet powerful collection designed to bring encouragement and renewed strength straight from the unchanging truth of God’s Word. The other day I fell into bed exhausted. Mothering all day had taken all of the energy required. As my children get older I’ve realized NO…
Today’s post is written by my friend Abby. In her book, Surrendering Certainty, she shares from a vulnerable place the idea of surrender. For me, this book has been a confident hand to reach out to during a time when I am feeling uncertain. Right now I have uncertainty in my writing life, in my ministry life, and in the future. My children are growing up and my oldest is about to graduate high school. There are so many questions…
Welcome to the very first “Bible Notes!” Read more about this series below. Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the…