Hula Hoops & Freedom

Hula Hoops & Freedom

“As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free…”Julia Ward Howe, The Battle Hymn of the Republic July 3, 2007. 80,000 people were lining the street in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and here I stood with a hula hoop about to dance for them. With...
Talk Isn’t Cheap: The Value of Speaking

Talk Isn’t Cheap: The Value of Speaking

When you know God, you speak to Him and about Him. I love my husband, He’s one of the most important people in my life. We, however, are very different people. One of those differences is very obvious at roughly 10:45 pm every night. As the lights go out in our...
The Bad News

The Bad News

“There’s no good news without bad news.” “Dad,…. I’m okay.” It’s a phone call I have made more than once, but on this particular occasion, it wasn’t me. I was listening to my pastor teach a class in evangelism. He...
Offensive Love

Offensive Love

The Uproar It was funny- at least I thought it was. So I pulled up social media, typed out my chuckle-worthy thought, hit “Post.” and put my phone back in my pocket. About an hour later, I checked my phone. Apparently, I’m not that funny, and I...
The Bringer

The Bringer

Kids are funny. They see everything through different eyes than adults — often with much clearer vision. When we moved into our home, our next-door neighbor had three young daughters. The first and only real question they had for us was if we had kids (after...