Going “no contact” is a trend today—the idea that adult kids must cut ties with their parents for the sake of healing and self-care. But how does that line up with Jesus’ command to “be merciful” (Luke 6:36)? In this three-part series, relationship experts...
How has God used a storm to show you that you’re not in control? And how has he used that storm to invite you to surrender control to Him? In this episode of the Live Like It’s True podcast, Kori Pennypacker of Bible2School.com and I are talking about the...
Have you ever felt unworthy, because of your sin? Or have you every tried to comfort yourself by comparing with someone who sinned in worse ways that you? In this series, we’re looking at comparison stories that Jesus told, and this one is a story about...
Have you considered the magnitude of God’s promises to you? Has your life been shaped by those promises, the way Abraham and Sarah’s were? I’m so grateful for Courtney Doctor and her brilliant mind. Don’t miss part one of this great...
When Courtney was in her early twenties, she was in a church membership class, where the gospel was being explained and she kept raising her hand, saying, “I chose God. I know; I was there…” Can you relate with the sense that you were the one who...
If you don’t know what to do because your husband doesn’t seem to love you anymore, and you’re worried your marriage is dead, this conversation about what God did in my friend Jill’s marriage offers so much hope. Jill Savage is an author and...
She never expected what she saw on his phone that night. And no one expected the surprise ending to their story. Listen on: Apple | Spotify Joining me on the Live Like It’s True podcast, Jill Savage tells her story of discovering her husband’s affair, and...
What does it mean to leave and cleave in today’s world? What happens when we don’t? Whether you’re about to be married, you’ve been married for years, or you have adult children who have said, “I do,” this episode offers wisdom for...
This is a photo of the puzzle I just threw out. (You can watch on Instagram.) Why did I throw away my unfinished puzzled? Because I used up all the pieces in my box and (as you can see), there were LOTs of pieces missing. I always store our puzzles on foam boards...
This past week, I led a breakout session at the Speak Up Conference, titled “Self-Promotion: Greedy or Godly”. And what a perplexing, complicated topic it is–especially for bloggers, writers, and speakers. Even as I wrote the first sentence of this...