Insecurity is a battle most women have. Everywhere we turn we are bombarded with the message that there is an ideal to which we are measured and found lacking. We’re not skinny enough. We’re not boss babe enough. We’re not successful enough. We’re not a hands-on mom enough. Our home isn’t pretty enough. Our children…
Do you sometimes cringe when you remember your past mistakes and failures? I do. There are times when I wish I could delete files in my brain that are stuffed full of blunders, dumb choices, and outright rebellious decisions that led me down some dark paths. Every so often, one peeks its head out of…
I remember my dad – a pastor of over 50 years – once said, “I don’t mind feeding baby Christians, but there’s a problem when I have to move the whiskers out of the way to get the bottle in the mouth!” In other words, a pastor shouldn’t have to bottle-feed mature Christians. They should…
At one time or another, we’ve all struggled with feelings of inadequacy and insecurity. Maybe you’re in that place right now. Perhaps you feel like you don’t measure up to the ideal standard of a woman. Of a wife. Of a mother. Of a Christian. Can I tell you a secret? You’re not alone. None…
I remember as a kid, standing along the side of the road near the finish line of yet another 10K race in which my dad and brother were competing. It was a nail-biter each time. Suddenly, as if out of a haze, I’d see them appear in the crowd of runners… Their easy pace quickly…
Every Christian battles sin. Even Paul, in Romans 7, revealed that sin was a battle for him when he said, “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice.” In other words, “I’m doing what I shouldn’t do and not doing what I should.” Sound…
