What would change if you thought of discipleship as passing the baton of grace from one generation to the next? Courtney Doctor and Hunter Beless have teamed up, not only to write a Bible study on Titus, but to model a Paul-and-Titus type friendship, rooted in...
Have you been feeling lonely recently? Do you ever feel misunderstood? Are there times you wonder if there’s anywhere you really belong? If so, consider this: Jesus can relate. Alicia Bruxvoort joins me to talk about what Jesus did when he encountered the Lonely...
Thanks to Katie Wassink, from Fruitful Vine Wife for guest blogging today.I have a friend named Samantha who goes by the nickname of Sam.We have been walking together through the same season of life for nearly 4 years now. Our first children were born hours apart,...
My friend, Alice, remembers her husband taking their girls to a fall festival with they were 5 and 3 years old. There had been a bouncy house, face painting, pumpkins, etc. But when she asked 3-year-old Elaine how she liked it, Elaine said, “There was a scary,...
I’m a late person. I hate it that I’m always late, and yet I consistently am. You might be an early person. Being late is intolerable to you, and so you end up being early most of the time.Have you ever wondered what goes on in the head of the other type...
When our kids and their friends came in from their Easter egg hunt last night, they announced that they had not only found all of this year’s eggs… They found one from last year, too! Apparently our cousins Alex and Andy are superior Easter egg hiders....
As a young mom, I was in a small group ladies’ Bible study. One day I shared a concern about my little boy. I was discouraged and fearful about some patterns I saw forming in him, and I just wanted my sisters to pray for me.But these ladies wanted to advise more...
As a young wife, I remember being at a barbecue with some of Ken’s friends from work and their wives. Whenever the men would start to ‘talk shop’, the women would roll their eyes and turn to begin their own conversation. They wanted to talk about...
Dear Tiny Paragraph Reader,Can I talk to you a sec? I just wanted to say thanks. You–a reader with access to the world wide web– obviously have a lot of other reading options. I’m happy to have you visit anytime, but if you’re someone who stops by...
My latest post on Beyond Bath Time:A few years ago, my daughter went through the BFF stage. She said it stood for Best Friends Forever. I said it stood for Big Fear Fixer. What’s the big fear? That we won’t have a friend. In kindergarten, we believe...