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GREATEST HITS: How Important is Independence?

Different generations seem to have different qualities they laud and applaud. In times past it was honesty, integrity, grit, strength; nowadays, it seems the best thing you could ever be is independent. The ability to care for oneself irrespective of the input of...

GREATEST HITS: What’s Your Foundation?

Jesus told a great parable about the wise man who built his house on the rock versus the foolish man who built his house on the sand. Both men wanted a wonderful place to dwell, and both probably figured they were going about it the right way. One could even speculate...

GREATEST HITS: Does God Understand Me?

One of the most visceral cries of the human spirit is to be heard and understood. Unfortunately, there are so many things that act as barriers between us and other people: miscommunication, misrepresentation, past hurts, the fear of rejection, the fear of being...

GREATEST HITS: Is Serving God Easy?

I once had a conversation with a fellow believer on the subject of “unsavory thoughts” and how insidious they are—how difficult it is to get ahead of them. After a lot of banter, I reminded my friend that no matter how overwhelming those thoughts seem, we can still...

GREATEST HITS: Is Rest Important?

At the time of this blog’s publication, I am the super-blessed “mom” of three delightful cats – Po, Thai, and Toze (yes, it’s supposed to sound like “potatoes” when you string ’em all together 😀 ). I’ve had the oldest, Thai, for...

GREATEST HITS: Are You a Soldier or a Warrior?

Back in 2018, while diving into Lisa Bevere’s Girls with Swords as part of my devotional curriculum, I was first introduced to the conceptual difference between soldiers and warriors. Bevere makes many great contrasts between these two classes of fighters—too many to...