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article | November 18, 2020

Feelings of heartbreak, sadness, and fear swept over me as I scanned the mountain range. I breathed in the fresh air hoping the great outdoors would do me some good. Life was hard at this moment in time—really, really hard. I was …

article | March 9, 2018

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap (Gal. 6:7). Recently, a young female celebrity who was once a sweet-faced child star was in trouble (again) for being drunk. Magazines displayed photos of …

article | May 27, 2020

To the girl who’s gone too far, I know you’re out there. Sometimes you write to us, asking what to do next, but mostly you stay silent, afraid that if we knew you struggled with sin we’d think less of you. Lean …

article | October 6, 2009

Now is the time for a movement of reformation and revival in the hearts and homes of Christian women all around this world. Now is the time to go against the flow. I believe God has brought you into His kingdom for …

article | October 28, 2015

I'm a podcast girl. If I'm taking a drive, going for a walk, or working at my desk, I've often got my earbuds in, listening to someone chatter. Here's a peek into my playlist. A few of my favorite podcasts are: The …

article | November 11, 2015

I used to get bored when I heard salvation messages preached. That's for the unsaved people, I would think. It doesn't apply to me now that I'm saved—as if the gospel were some kind of one-and-done thing. I got saved when I …

article | July 7, 2010

Breakups hurt. Let me rephrase that. Breakups really, really hurt. My breakup with my first real boyfriend when I was 16 remains one of the most painful experiences of my life. There is something uniquely excruciating about a broken heart. I guess …

article | July 1, 2019

I remember the first time someone called me the “first lady” of my church. Thirteen years ago, I was a brand-new church planter’s wife on vacation in California, and coming from a Canadian context, I had never heard a pastor’s wife referred …

article | September 11, 2017

Going back to school can be a difficult time of transition. The challenges, pressures, and temptations that inevitably come with every school environment can be tough to navigate. I guess that’s why one reader recently emailed me with this request: How do …

article | October 6, 2003

I remember talking years ago with a young mother who had a two-year-old child and one-year-old twins. She said with a sigh, “I was never an impatient person—until I had these twins!” This lady believed what most of us have believed at …