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11 Oct
Introducing Ascent 516: Bold Apparel for Bold Faith
It's been awhile, friends! How are you doing? :) Here's the thing I've learned over the last few years, sometimes, life happens and you have to chill out a bit before you can write again. That's exactly what I've been doing, living in the chill zone....
30 Jan
Don’t Let Your Wounds Be Your Guide
Have you ever had a scar that became painful? If you touched it, it would hurt as though the wound was brand new? When I had my first son via C-section, the scar hurt for years even my clothes rubbing up against it would cause...
17:08 / Inspiration
20 Jul
Becoming Fearless
I've been pretty open about my struggle with fear on this blog. I've dealt with it most of my life in fact, I will say I missed a lot of opportunities because of it, I even sacrificed a few dreams to fear. Fear can be easily...
23:36 / Inspiration
23 Jun
How to Forgive the Same Person Every Day
Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash "Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times? Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times." - Matthew 18-21-22 If you have read any...
20:44 / Inspiration
10 Jun
When Life Doesn’t Turn Out the Way You Thought
When I was 18 years old, I dreamt of working in the Christian music business. I traveled to Nashville, was accepted to a major university there and then, I went to a concert where I let some random guy talk me out of going. I...
23:47 / Inspiration
18 Apr
Dear Church, We Are the Hurting
"Years ago when my marriage fell apart most of my church abandoned me. I think I didn’t fit in the box anymore – my life was messy – and messy is uncomfortable. So I ended up finding myself really really alone."I read that in an...
21:59 / Inspiration
12 Apr
Bury the Shame, Sunday is Coming
I feel like shame is a bigger problem than most people realize. Shame is traditionally defined as, "a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior."Many of you are carrying around shame right now, shame over something you...
18:23 / Inspiration
07 Apr
Dear Church: It’s Time to Stop Enabling Abusive Men
Friends,I want you to read this article. I want you to read it more than once. This is a controversial topic most will not even dare to speak of but bravely, this man did.Dear Church: It's Time to Stop Enabling Abusive MenI have a thousand...
01:30 / Inspiration
24 Mar
Being Brave Enough to Apologize
A few days ago, I wrote an article titled How to Forgive Someone Who Ripped Your Life Apart. That article was written for the purpose of dealing with the topic of forgiveness on a new level, a real level involving hard topics and pain.Then, it...
17:56 / Inspiration