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  • My 2018 & 2019 Reading Lists
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    My 2018 & 2019 Reading Lists

    There are few things I love more than books. They’re my favorite gift to give and receive,…

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  • God Unknowable
    Practical Theology

    God Unknowable

    I squirmed in my seat. Knowing that the order of participating voices was rounding the table in…

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  • Ministry in the Day of Small Things
    Practical Theology

    Ministry in the Day of Small Things

    I graduated from seminary with a sense that theology would change the world. In part, I was…

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  • Coming Home
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    Coming Home

    Austin and I just got back from traipsing around Charleston for two days. I had never visited,…

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  • Human Frailty & the Glory of the Incarnation
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    Human Frailty & the Glory of the Incarnation

    The alarm buzzed somewhere beyond my comprehension and wrestled me from my sleep. Weary, groggy, and just…

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  • To be Mothered | a Prayer
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    To be Mothered | a Prayer

    This is a post from the archives. I’m reposting it today in honor of Mother’s Day.  …

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BA Biblical Studies, BA Biblical Exposition, Masters of Divinity 🤓
Did you know that practicing gratitude can actuall Did you know that practicing gratitude can actually help interrupt anxious thought patterns? There is something remarkable about the way God has built into the design of our minds. (I learned this from @annvoskamp recently when she taught on the value of gratitude): when we intentionally turn our attention toward things for which we are grateful, we can begin to loosen the grip of anxious rumination. We can't hold gratitude and anxiety simultaneously. Gratitude doesn't make our troubles disappear, but it can help redirect our attention away from our fears. In Philippians 4, Paul tells believers not to be anxious, but to instead bring their requests before God with thanksgiving -- God's commands are always for our benefit! Paul doesn't tell us to wait until our circumstances improve to give thanks. He doesn't tell us to resolve our anxieties before we approach the Lord. He tells us to bring our very real concerns to God, accompanied by gratitude. Why? Because thanksgiving reminds us of what anxiety so often causes us to forget. 🍁That God has been faithful. 🍁That he is providing for us even now. 🍁That his goodness is not dependent on our circumstances. 🍁That the God who has cared for us in the past is the same God who holds our future. This is one of the reasons I think it's so important to practice gratitude, especially when it doesn't come naturally (and it doesn't to me, honestly). When you find yourself spiraling into worry, take a moment. Take a deep breath (no, really ... it's so helpful). And then thank God for the blessings you notice around you: your kids laughing, the cold water in your water bottle, the fall chill, the slippers that keep your feet cozy, the sunlight slanting through the branches. You may not feel instantly different. Your circumstances may not change at all. But gratitude is doing something important in your heart. It's teaching you to remember the goodness of God, even when life feels uncertain. And sometimes, remembrance is exactly what our anxious hearts need.
You can easily add this to your porch tonight. It You can easily add this to your porch tonight. It will take you 30 seconds to print, and 2 minutes to gather some paper and pens. But it just might bless someone more than you could imagine. Comment PRAY and I'll send you the printable our family uses on Halloween to offer to pray for those who come to our door 🕯️
I've been thinking a lot lately about the relation I've been thinking a lot lately about the relationship between our habits and our affections. We often assume that we do the things we love. And that's true! But the reverse is also true: the things we repeatedly do can shape what we come to love. In other words? Our attention is formative. And this is one of the reasons I think the ordinary, sometimes unremarkable discipline of reading Scripture matters so much. Not because checking off another day in our Bible reading plan earns us favor with God. Not because consistency itself makes us holy. But because when we open God's Word, we're placing ourselves before the truth of who He is. We're learning His character. Remembering His faithfulness. Seeing His goodness. And by the work of the Holy Spirit, growing in our affection for Him. This is also something I want to remember as I disciple my children: We're not simply establishing routines so that our kids will grow up knowing how to have a quiet time. We're helping them develop habits of turning to the God who is worthy of their love, trust, and delight! What a privilege that is! The goal isn't to become people who are really good at religious routines. It's to become people who genuinely love God. And sometimes that love grows in the ordinary, repeated practice of opening His Word, even on the days we don't particularly feel like it. So here's a question to reflect on today: your habits are teaching you what to love. What are yours teaching you?
As a mom, seminary grad, ministry leader, and disc As a mom, seminary grad, ministry leader, and discipleship resource creator, I sometimes wonder if we have lost the heart of discipleship. It's about so much more than information (even though that information is good and true and wonderful!). It's about formation! And there's some good news in this truth! The best thing you can do as a parent is model love and delight and joyful participation in the Kingdom of God before your children - that's going to make a bigger impact on your little ones than any family devotional ever could.
You don't have to choose between discipline and de You don't have to choose between discipline and delight. At least not in God's economy.
Well this is a different kind of post for me 😊 So Well this is a different kind of post for me 😊 So many of you were so excited when I shared this craft and short devotional in my stories, I thought I would share it here. Our family does things like this all the time, so should this be a series?
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