An invitation to spend time with God
Welcome to Day 9 of our Deeply Loved Lenten journey. (By the way, if you'd like more frequent updates on this journey, follow me on Instagram or Facebook where I'm posting video devotionals every weekday.) [...]
GodSpace is just $1.99 today on Kindle
You're weary. I get it. We've dealt with so much over the last two years. You're not sure what next step to take. You think maybe more of God in your life would help, but [...]
Ready to welcome? Three easy ways to practice hospitality
Fall stirs in me a longing to gather people around my table, to practice hospitality. After months and months of social distancing and not gathering, I’m thrilled to be able to welcome friends to my [...]
What are you longing for this Lent?
I went for a run this week in the woods. The subzero weather has abated, and things are beginning to melt. But the path shaded by tall, bare trees remains hidden from sunlight, and still [...]
GodSpace releases today!
When you write a book, or raise a child, you realize that much of what happens next is beyond your control. The book might get scheduled for release on a certain day, and your child [...]
Is hospitality a spiritual gift?
Hey friends! It's been a while, right? Wanted to let you know I'm working on a new book, titled GodSpace: Embracing the Inconvenient Adventure of Intimacy with God. The good people at FaithWords publishers are [...]
Be encouraged
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing--The Apostle Paul, in his letter to believers. (1 Thessalonians 5:11) My mother and I, in a flash of ambition, sort through [...]
Xenophobia and philoxenia (or, what is biblical hospitality?)
A common critique put on 21st Century Christians is that they are better known for what they are against, than what they are for. I don't think this is true of all Christians--but the criticism [...]
Day 4 of Deeply Loved
Thanks for the tweets and posts from yesterday's book give-away. I'm speaking at a writer's conference today, so we'll announce our winner on Monday. Today's practice is often called the "review of the day." It [...]
How to Pray When You Can’t Pray, part 2
We're giving away a free book today. Read on to learn how to enter to win. UPDATE: YOU MUST TWEET OR COMMENT BY MIDNIGHT CENTRAL TIME TODAY, JAN. 22, TO BE ENTERED IN THE DRAWING. [...]