We can’t control the timing of the seasons of life we’re in.  What we can control is who we allow the seasons we’re in to turn US into.  And it’s our approach to the seasons we’d rather not be in especially that does a good deal to determine the types of people we’ll become.

What a dreamlike day in Iceland showed me about the certain hope—and responsibility—we have as followers of Jesus.

What I learned about waiting from Iceland's hidden wonders.

You'll want to hold onto these hidden treasures tucked between "Once Upon a Time" and "Happily Ever After."

We’re told we all have them, and we’re told to use them—but how can we use them if we don’t even know what they are?

No matter what kind of read you're looking for, this list has something for you.

We all want to know our purpose.  We yearn to know that our lives count for something, and we long to discover just what that something is.  The question is how.  How do you know what your calling is?

Jesus doesn’t withhold His love until we make a change.  He loves us where we are, and His love itself provokes in us change.

According to Dr. John Gottman, a guy known in his career as a counselor for being able to predict with 98% accuracy whether a couple would divorce.

Zooming out beyond the borders of those pretty little squares to share what goes into my time with God.

Whatever your dreams may be, my prayer is that the new year brings you closer to them, and deeper into the heart of the God who gave them to you.  Here's some resources to help.

Beauty comes when we’re brave enough to enter in and feel our longings fully, allowing them to press us into the heart of our one true Hope.

Have you ever looked at someone who is completely on fire for God, and wondered how they sustain such fervor?  One thing is certain—fire and fervor don't happen by accident, and neither does fruit.  These are always cultivated by practices, through the intentionality of those who bear them.

I find safety in “supposed to”—with a script to stick to, there’s less chance I’ll say or do the wrong thing.  But maybe what I'm "supposed to" do isn't actually what I'm supposed to do.

Hume Lake holds a special place in my heart and I’m incredibly thankful for all the work God has done and will continue to do there.

Books that will certainly make your spot on the beach this summer an even happier place.

When it comes to following God’s will, it’s easy to remain paralyzed because we are so fearful of making the wrong decision. But what if He’s waiting for us to simply make a move?

One of my absolute favorite Jesus stories—wine not give it a read.

Yes, God is good, but is He good…to me?  This question revealed a heart in need of a fundamental shift.

Because re-entering the memories we'd rather forget is the only way they can be rewritten, and redeemed.