Respect. Do we demand it as our due? Do we have to show it to people who don’t deserve it?
Showing respect versus respecting someone
My Epic Fail at Taking Thoughts Captive
Author of a new book called TAKE EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE shares an epic thought failure from her personal life. And tips to help you avoid stinking thinking.
The Resurrection Before Easter
Jesus Christ rose from the dead. It's an inconceivable miracle. But it shouldn't have been too much for his disciples to believe because he wasn't the first dead person to return to life. John chapter eleven is one of the passages that made me want to write stories for Mary and Martha of Bethany. These …
Easter Joy
Easter brings joy. I imagine Mary of Nazareth experienced unspeakable joy on that first Easter. This week's excerpt is from Chapter Twenty of A Pondering Heart: After another long night of weeping, the Sabbath passed. On the eastern horizon, a line of golden orange announced the coming sunrise. The streets, well-marked by smoldering torches, seemed …
Three Dark Days
Between the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the first day of the week, his disciples must have been deeply discouraged. Their hope for Israel's restored kingdom had died on a Roman cross. While writing the second book of the Reflections series, I considered the question: what did those disciples do during that time? The following …
At the Cross with Mary
The next several weeks, I'll be posting excerpts from a series of biblical fictionalizations I wrote between 2014 and 2018. Today's excerpt is from A Pondering Heart, the first book in the series.
Three Tips for Watching Your Words
I've learned a few lessons about using my words wisely. Today, I'll share three tips with you.
A Prayer I Understand
A song can be offered as a prayer. And a prayer can be sung to a tune. When it comes to Psalm 6, it resembles a prayer I completely understand.
Living the Abundant Life
Jesus came that we might have abundant life. But what does that really mean?
What Love Looks Like
Recently, God used what seemed like happenstance to show me what love looks like.
A Pew Perspective 