Locations & Times

My wife would be the first to tell you I haven’t always led my marriage or family well. I’ve made plenty of mistakes, but I’ve kept working on them.  For some people, leadership and submission can bring up past hurts or experiences where these things weren't modeled well...

If we’re being honest, some of us might have added an “unless” at the end of our wedding vows.  I will have and hold my spouse, unless they disappoint me. I will be by their side in sickness and in health, unless they betray my trust. I will love them for better or for...

    He stopped talking. He didn’t grow silent; he went completely deafening. “Hello? Why aren’t you speaking? We are in the middle of a conversation.” He sat there, not even making eye contact. He shifted his position on the couch, stood up, and walked out of...

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” — John 15:13 I vividly remember my first date with the man who would become my husband … the butterflies in my stomach as I watched him walk toward my front door, the pride I felt...

As I ponder the idea that marriage was God’s idea, I find myself in awe of who He is. God loved us so much that He didn’t want us to be alone, even though we have Him. When God created Adam, He knew He could provide everything Adam needed. He knew Adam had Him. And yet, God also...

What if we reversed what we thought about being equipped and sent?  In our previous church, we joined in worship, listened to the sermon, and attended community events, but something was still missing. We thought we had to participate and be known before we could serve. We thought we had...

My first serving role at church wasn’t exactly glamorous. I wasn’t preaching. I wasn’t leading worship. I wasn’t making big decisions. I was a door greeter. Basically, I was a glorified doorstop. I stood there holding the door, giving high fives, throwing out fist bumps...

Whatever you do, work heartily for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. (Colossians 3:23-24 ESV) My husband, Zane and I volunteered at a Young Life camp for a week. We were assigned to work in the...

I used to look at pastors and other church leaders and think I needed to do something like that, otherwise I wasn’t really working for the Lord. It’s so easy to see the visible roles and think those are the only roles that matter for God. But I’ve learned that this isn’t...

  For twenty years, I served in the United States Air Force, and when people found that out, I would often get some version of the same question: “Oh, were you a pilot?” I never took offense to it even though I wasn’t. But it makes sense. When most people think about the...