It is so easy to be around people we are most like—perspective, life stage, income, political views, spiritual level, and age. We have so much in common that our conversations…
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Are your margins filled? “Margin is the space that once existed between ourselves and our limits. Today we use margin just to get by.” From Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial…
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In a few weeks I am leading a breakout workshop at the Dallas Seminary women’s leadership conference All About Influence. My topic is Serving God in the Ordinary. As I…
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As I write this, it is the eve of a new ministry launch. My team of co-leaders includes a gifted teacher, a sparkly-eyed new ministry coordinator, a hospitality guru, and…
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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing and the power of God for us who are being saved," (1 Corinthians 1:18-19) The message of…
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What were the taboo subjects in the family you grew up in? For some of us, anything controversial was off the table. Politics, religion, sexuality, family secrets. For some of…
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Having grown up in the south, where conversation can’t work without idioms sprinkled in, my vocabulary includes a bit of homespun wisdom that not all of you may grasp. Sitting…
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When I think of our guest interview today, I smile. Don't you love people that make you happy simply by thinking of them? I met Natalie Eastman over a decade…
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After placing a new plant under a lamp in our den, I noticed that it looked different during the day than at night, as you can see in the pictures. When…
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