A Counter Cultural Life Only Matters when It Points to Jesus

Welcome to day 30 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find every post in this series indexed here. So, we're slowly wrapping up this series. And I was thinking about why these last few posts have been so difficult for me to write. It hasn't just been because I've launched a whole new {huge!} project, though that has been a factor. And not just because October blew right by and I was barely able to keep up with writing the posts I'd already outlined and planned. {Though ... [Read More]

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 God is raising up a generation of moms who are desperate to pray for their children and who are committed to making His Word the foundation of their prayers.  What a powerful thing it is when we pray ... [Read More]

Hope, the Anchor for Our Souls

Welcome to day 28 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life! You can find every post in this series indexed here. President Snow: Seneca... why do you think we have a winner? Seneca Crane: [frowns] What do you mean? President Snow: I mean, why do we have a winner? I mean, if we just wanted to intimidate the districts, why not round up twenty-four of them at random and execute them all at once? Be a lot faster. [Seneca just stares, confused] President Snow: Hope. Seneca Crane: ... [Read More]

Hope Does Not Disappoint

Welcome to day 27 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find every post in this series indexed here. Have you ever been disappointed? I know, right ... of course. We have all experienced those moments when something we expected didn't happen or, sometimes even worse, it didn't happen the way we had planned or desired. This week I received the "official" notification that another book proposal has been rejected by a publisher. I knew it was coming but it stung anyway. ... [Read More]

a reminder for the days when we feel hopeless

Welcome to day 26 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find every post in this series indexed here. 3.1 million children die every year because of malnutrition and starvation. {source} Little girls are sold as sex slaves for $165. {source} ISIS is infiltrating refugee camps to murder Christians. {source} This morning on Facebook I shared a blog post titled, "The Day Human Trafficking Got a Name. His Name Is Daniel." This sobering account of one woman's ... [Read More]

Sunday Meditations || Psalm 71:14

Welcome to day 25 of STAND OUT: 7 traits of a counter cultural life. You can find an index of every post here. We begin each week with an opportunity to pray and reflect on the Word.  This Sunday meditation is based on Psalm 71:14. As this new week begins, Lord, fill my heart with gladness for all You've done for me and in me. I'm easily distracted by the negative but I long to choose hope! Guide my eyes to Your face and my ears to Your whispers. Place my feet in Your path and my desire in ... [Read More]