Okay, this post is the one I almost decided not to write. I mean, I get to choose which topics to include and which to leave out. So, naturally, I considered leaving out the ones that are hardest for me. But here’s the thing: forgiveness isn’t optional for us as believers. It’s a gift we’ve […]
Forgiveness
Light in the Dark Places
Sometimes we share the darkest parts of our lives so others can have light in their dark places. Light in the dark places. You know what I mean, right? The dark places. I so rarely speak of mine. There are a million reasons why and some of them might even have a little bit of […]
Living Counter Culturally … Only Through Christ
Welcome to day 29 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find every post in this series indexed here. First off, let me just say THANK YOU for your enthusiasm for the Prayers For Girls community. Y’all, I’ve been overwhelmed by the response. As I wrote Monday, I truly believe […]
What Does Forgiveness Look Like?
Welcome to day 21 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find a list of every post in this series here. Do you have a particularly difficult relationship in your life? I’d imagine most of us do or have. And while the particulars of these relationships may vary, one thing […]
The Truth about Forgiveness
Welcome to day 20 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find every post in the series here. I’ve been thinking a lot about one of those hard relationships in my life and why it is I struggle with forgiveness. If I were guessing, I’d imagine the reasons I could […]
When We Don’t Forgive
Welcome to day 19 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find every post listed here. So, yeah, the next three days I am already dreading … because if I have learned anything from teaching and writing all these years it’s this: the topic I’m covering is like a flashing […]