It’s Wednesday and so it’s time again to discuss Richard Stearns’ great book, The Hole in our Gospel. After you read my post, please make sure to go by my friend and co-facilitator, Jason’s site, Connecting to Impact, to read what he and our other friends have to say! Chapter 5 – The Three Greatest [...]

As a seventeen-year-old soprano, I thought I had reached the pinnacle of success on the Sunday I walked into Duke Chapel with the All-State Choir to sing. Duke University has a United Methodist seminary and having been raised as a United Methodist preacher’s daughter, I was so honored and humbled to be singing in that [...]

This past weekend, I hostessed for about 260 teens and their leaders at our Fall Youth Retreat that we call “Fresh Fire.” It was a GREAT event… It’s probably my favorite of all the events we do, actually. And it made me think that maybe it was time to dig out a post from my [...]

Welcome to Wednesday and to another great chapter of our discussion of Richard Stearns’ The Hole in Our Gospel. Each week, my co-facilitator, Jason Stasyszen and I invite you to dig into the discussion, whether you’ve read the book or not. We always welcome what you have to say and we hope that you’ll be [...]

Isaiah 61  1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,       for the Lord has anointed me       to bring good news to the poor.    He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted       and to proclaim that captives will be released       and prisoners will be freed.[a]  2 He has sent me to tell those who [...]

A few weeks ago, I got a most surprising invitation to write a guest post for my friend, Russell Holloway, at Port Orange Counseling Center. I didn’t hesitate to say yes, because that’s what I do… I’m a yes-person. But when God told me what to write about, I came back with, “God, ANYTHING but [...]

Let’s shake things up a little today with a question. I received this question via direct message this morning and decided that instead of just sharing my ONE opinion, I’d throw it out there for all of you guys to give a little input. The person that asked the question thought that was a dandy [...]

I felt like an intruder as I backed my car into the high grass.  A red van and a white car followed me into the parking lot and then passed me, rubbernecking to look at me.  I stared down at my hands on the steering wheel while they passed and thought about leaving, but the [...]

It’s Wednesday and time for another discussion on our latest book, The Hole in Our Gospel, by Richard Stearns. As always, you’re welcome to stay, read & discuss, whether you’ve read the chapter or not. Your thoughts are valuable to us! After you read my post, please run on over to my friend and co-facilitator, [...]

My Mama started this funny little tradition a few years ago where she calls me on my birthday and says, “This many years ago right now Daddy and I were on our way to the hospital.” And then, she’ll tell me a cute and poignant and slightly embarrassing story about when I was born. A [...]