Following hard after God is not for the faint of heart. It takes strength from above and faithful determination to do the work of obedience. If living as a Christian were easy, as some insist, the whole world would flock to their heavenly Father and devote their lives to Him. If it were ...
What About Him? A Wifely Lament
The world touts marriage as a 50/50 contract with each partner giving half and meeting in the middle. Splitting household tasks and separating bank accounts is the norm. Each spouse expects the other one to do their fair share of the physical and relational work of the marriage or the deal is ...
When Christian Duty Strikes the Heart
I've not spoken to my mother in years. I never imagined my life this way, but I had a choice to make: listen to my heart or follow God. I could no longer accompany her down the path she was going. Tolerance of sin, justification of self, and wresting of Scripture to please the flesh. I ...
Each Piece of My Heart
I grieve for you, daughter. You claimed you were so strong, yet you took the same path your sister stumbled on. Each piece of my heart was left to bleed afresh. I grieve for you, daughter. You claimed you were so strong, yet the world you have entered laughed as you became their ...