How to Forgive When You’re Hurt
I do not know about you, but I have discovered that being on the receiving end of forgiveness is easier…
When You Feel Crushed and Pressed Down
The song “New Wine” begins “In the crushing…In the pressing…You are making new wine.” My early elementary report cards showed…
It’s Not Weak to Ask for Help
Have you ever been in an overwhelming situation and in need of rescue? Not to be dramatic, but that was…
Finding Your Wholehearted Worth
My working philosophy of God was this: Following Jesus can feel brutal. Living a transformed and transforming life, though, is…
One in the Body of Christ
Christianity is about more than me and mine. One Body of Christ includes anyone who has placed their faith in…
Hey Sister! You are Called to a Life of Hope!
We’ve all had that friend— who had a life-threatening disease, who lost a family member or who has experienced abuse.…
Turn Down the Volume on Worry
Living in downtown Chicago for the past ten years has given me an ongoing noisy soundtrack of trains, buses, sirens,…
Be Gentle With Yourself
Some mornings, my inner critic wakes up with me. As I eat my breakfast, my first thoughts appear auto-populated by…
Show Me A Shepherd
“Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit into the…
God Can Transform Your Shame into Freedom!
I know I don’t look Samoan. My mother is of Greymouth (Irish descent), and my father is Samoan from Fusi,…