Though we know Jesus faced fame and popularity when he walked this earth (the word “crowds” is associated with him), he often pulled away from those crowds to replenish under a desert sky with his Father. He understood the nature of humanity, and he must...
I’m praying this prayer today at the ERLC Caring Now Conference. I pray it blesses you. Jesus, We come before You, a brokenhearted people. We cry out for healing, for salving of a wound that is too pervasive for us to heal on our own. With tears, we ask why you...
I asked the question a few weeks ago about why the church has been resistant to change how it deals with sexual abuse. These responses were powerful. 1. We may have to demolish a power structure 2. It may mar our preferred view of church 3. It may mess with reputation...
I believe We Too is the book I was born to write. And now it is officially born. [insert trepidation here!] I truly believe we heal better together. In light of that, I wrote We Too. It’s pro-church and pro-empathy because I dare to believe both are possible. The...
I used to have an aloof cat that I practically chased, trying to show her affection. She, indifferent, would sprint the other way when I entered a room. It’s strange that I long to be affectionate with an aloof cat, and yet when it comes to those I love the most, I...
People are now reading We Too, and they are being impacted. First Feedback: “I wonder how We Too will be received by the Church, especially its leaders. I’m hoping for change and humility and surrender to our Lord, who is grieved over our choices to shut our...
That’s me in the picture. I’m probably in the fourth grade, a year before my father passed away. I first laid eyes on this photo last month. It was in a pile of pictures my father took of me, and when I leafed through the black and whites and my eyes...
In releasing We Too, I formed a launch team. What surprised me was just how many women kept their stories private, afraid to share about something that’s seldom talked about: marital rape. Once I asked the question, several communicated with me privately of the hell...
Friend, I’ve been preparing for this day for months now. Today this excruciating book releases. There may be tears. There will be joy. In some ways, I feel like I’ve been fighting the longest battle of my life, and I have finished the last battle with...
I follow My Foster Kittens on Instagram. It was there I learned about the problem of black cats finding homes. For whatever reason, they are hard to get adopted, and when you go to a shelter, chances are, there will be more black cats waited to be adopted than other...
