I am excited to be posting today over at (in)courage about the comfort of God's renewal. Here's a teeny excerpt:

Often...we find that we don’t fit into our spaces anymore. Whether it be a job, a ministry, a friendship, or a season of life, things change and God places u...

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Doubt characterizes my walk with Jesus. I used to be embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve grown to appreciate how my tendency toward doubt shapes and refines my faith.

But often, when I’m stuck in the pit of doubt, I feel useless to God.

Ho...

Stories touch the human heart where mere words cannot reach. This is why stories are popular in every culture from ancient to modern. For thousands of years, humans have used stories to explain their world, express their emotions, and teach lessons.

The Bible is full o...

I am back from my unintentional hiatus! Turns out, preparing for and starting school was a little more demanding than I expected. My littles were having sleep issues, leaving me exhausted. Instead of writing during nap time, I napped during nap time! But, I am back and...

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In my first year of doing campus ministry in the US, I met a college freshman (we’ll call her Mara) who wanted to meet with me weekly. She was a skeptic about the existence of God and the truth of the Bible and she wanted to ask me, a 23...