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Lifted Up by Love – Of Decaf and Delight

Have you ever been so bent, so broken, that you couldn’t even lift your head? The cool, overcast, miserable day in October 2020 when my husband and I had to put our beloved dog to sleep, I felt like the weight of the world was crushing me. I stumbled into my office,...

4 Ways to Love in the Close of 2020

Phew, what a year! You don’t need me to tell you that, of course—one way or another I’m sure you’ve experienced the surreal craziness of 2020. It can be tough to look at ending a year that’s been such a roller coaster ride on a high note! But one of the things I love...

Worldly Love or the Love of God?

Inspired by the book Equipped to Love: Building Idolatry-Free Relationships by Norm Wakefield (2007-02-01). How do you love? Most people don’t realize that there are really only two ways to love, with either a worldly love or with the love of God. The easy way to...

God’s Aggressive Love

Oftentimes when we think of love we relate to it as something that is soft and kind, kind of like a gentle down pillow, soft to the touch and calling out to you, “Come and hug me!” Although God’s love may at times be like that, it also has a very aggressive and...

Love — God’s “Mother Sauce”

I’ve never spent a lot of time in the kitchen, but a number of years ago I met a man who was trained as a classic French chef. We had many great talks about life in general, but the one conversation I especially remember was the one in which he explained the concept...