Always A Visitor, Never A Villager
My church recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. Aside from the reign of terror that logistics have on an event this size, it was a great day. Picture, if you will, a church building filled with current members of all ages,…
Plan For A Problem: Walking Through Proverbs 7
If you ever go on a trip with me, even just a day trip, you’ll either love having me around or feel a growing sense of annoyance. As a chronic overthinker (and overpacker), I have thought through dozens of unlikely…
10 Habits Of Good Christian Fathers
Our current culture diminishes fathers’ inherent value in families. Modern feminists choose to raise kids without a man in their lives, usurp their husbands in the home concerning child-rearing, and/or vilify men who fit the “cisgender” label. Fathers, however, are…
Stop Trying To Parent Your Adult Children
Every time I’m around when a Christian woman is asking for advice regarding her adult children, I hear the exact same recommendation. “Read Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut & the Welcome Mat Out. This book…
Mother’s Day When You Have A Bad Mom
Mother’s Day is upon us once again. For many, maybe most, people it seems like a day to lavish mothers with flowers, candy, scented candles, obligatory church attendance, and well-meaning attempts at breakfast in bed. At church we give testimonies…
The All-Too-Common Sin: Walking Through Proverbs 5
The Book of Proverbs is filled with encouragement and truths about God, but Proverbs 5 takes a turn and offers a serious warning. Proverbs 4 explains that there are two paths we can take in life, one is righteous and…
Wives, Submit To Your Husbands
I’m not sure if any word in the Bible has become more despised by women than submit, and I think I understand their objection. Because I was not saved until my mid-twenties, I fully embraced all the modern feminist views…
6 Things Good Men Look For In A Woman
I’ve been married to my husband for sixteen years. I’m not sure how I tricked him into marrying me, but we’ve gone on to have five children and walked through a lot of significant life changes together over those years.…
Confession: I Have Fallen Short
A few years ago, I woke up to some news that really shook me; I’m a garbage human being. That’s a pretty harsh statement, but don’t feel too bad for me. The assessment is my own. Of course, the whole…
Your Husband Won’t Be Everything
Recently, I’ve been rewatching Hallmark movies. (Stop judging me… We all have our thing, right?) I sometimes like to have them playing in the background while I’m folding laundry or doing some other domestic task I had put off for…
