News And The Willful Ignorance Of Christians
We live in some crazy times. Pandemic. Critical Race Theory. Transgender women (so, biological men) competing against women in sports. Shared bathrooms in schools. Graphic sex education for elementary school students. Blue’s Clues featuring a drag queen to teach preschoolers…
Modesty: It’s More Than What You Wear
Matthew West, an award-winning Contemporary Christian musician, recently dropped a new single entitled “Modest is Hottest.” The reaction was predictably angry and blinded by modern feminism and purity culture backlash. Blogs and comment sections lit up with this seemingly never-ending…
I’m Afraid I Have Wasted My Life
I gave a devotional at my church’s Mother-Daughter Banquet recently. It was a fun time, and I enjoyed writing the devotional and speaking. Naturally, you might think I walked away from the experience feeling pretty good, but I did not.…
Living As A Christian Looks Weird
Note: Below is the talk I gave at my church’s Mother-Daughter Banquet about how living as a Christian looks weird…or it should! I’m not one to do a lot of public speaking, but I had a good time. I decided…
Christian Budgeting: There Really Is A Biblical Way
Adding the word Christian in front of things to make them spiritual is one of my pet peeves. “Christian lawn maintenance.” “Christian hair care.” “Christian exercise.” Yet, here I am seemingly doing the same thing. I want to talk about…
“Online Church” Is Not Real Church
Covid-19 has created all sorts of new challenges for churches. Not the least of which is, “How do we have church services without meeting at our church buildings?” Easy! Thanks to modern-day technology the answer is “online church.” Of course,…
How To Sabotage Your Marriage: Prioritize The Wrong People
Marriage is filled with obvious rights and wrongs. Hit your spouse? Wrong. Contribute to the household chores and maintenance? Right. Date other people? Umm, wrong. Date each other? Right. Yeah, you get that. Unfortunately, marriage has a lot of potential…
3 Reasons Saddleback Church Fails The Gospel And You
Saddleback Church, Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life, and Celebrate Recovery have always been on my something-ain’t-right-here list. However, for the five years my husband and I spent as Southern Baptists, it seemed like Pastor Warren got a pass for…
Am I Different Now That I’m Born Again?
I recently shared the testimony of my salvation (aka: being born again) on social media. If you haven’t seen it, you can read it HERE. (Or read the long version) For now, suffice it to say, I repented of my…
Ma’Khia Bryant: A Tragedy And A CRT Narrative
Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old living in foster care, was shot and killed on April 20, 2021. Mainstream media has painted the picture of a sweet little girl who was just in a typical fight with other teenage girls when a…
