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Hope For Those Who Cut | Articles

article | August 5, 2010

"I used to cut myself or jump out of airplanes, trying to find something new to push up against because sometimes everything else felt too easy. I was searching for something deeper, something more. I tried everything. I always felt caged, closed …

Make Your Single Years Significant | Articles

article | February 9, 2017

Extended years of singleness are a growing trend in our culture. (Whether we like it or not.) For a variety of reasons, many young men and women aren’t getting married as soon as they’d like to. Since I am twenty-eight and single, …

Sinful Single, Sinful Bride | Articles

article | August 29, 2018

I’m twenty-nine years old, and I still struggle to shake this one big fat lie. It’s a lie that keeps single girls discontent and married women unhappy. So what is this whopper of a lie that deceives us so often? That my …

Esther: Trusting God’s Plan Week 1 | Articles

article | April 8, 2020

Can you think of a time in your life when it felt like God just . . . wasn’t showing up? Maybe you got blindsided by some bad news, and the heartbreak wrecked you. All you wanted was healing, but the pain …

Stop, I Want to Get Off! | Articles

article | July 20, 2001

Some time ago, I asked the women who were attending a weekend conference where I was speaking to write on a 3x5 card why they had come and what it was they were hoping God would do in their lives through the …

Cry Out #3: A Prayer for the Church | Articles

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article | October 15, 2020

When an elite university, a Fortune 500 company, or a burgeoning democracy needs a leader, those in authority choose among the best and the brightest to lead them. God, however, chooses the foolish things of the world to confound the wise: On …

How to Know God’s Will For Your Career | Articles

article | May 9, 2016

This morning a girl wrote me that she's struggling with "how to know God's will for my career." I figure she's not alone, so I'm sharing my response here in hopes that it will help you, too, as you face this daunting …

Mothering Advice from My Mom | Articles

article | February 18, 2010

Since I've got motherhood on the brain this month, I decided to sit down with my own mom to get her take on being a mom. Check it out. Q: Did you always want to be a mom? A: The answer is …

For the Girl Whose Hope Is Gone | Articles

article | May 25, 2020

He has made my teeth grind on gravel, and made me cower in ashes; my soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is; so I say, “My endurance has perished; so has my hope from the Lord.” Remember my …

Running on Empty and Refueling Our Souls | Articles

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article | May 27, 2019

Every year our family tries to get away somewhere for a couple of weeks (preferably to a warm destination!) just to rest, refuel, and build fun memories together. Some of our most precious and memorable moments have happened on these family getaways, …