It Is Never Too Late to Believe in Jesus Have you lost hope? Hope in your loved one’s salvation? Will they ever believe in Jesus? Is it ever too late to believe in the free gift of grace? May my father’s and my shared story of faith give you hope and encouragement as you wait. Growing Up Catholic My father and I share a testimony of belief together. My dad grew up a self-confessed “cradle Catholic.” My mom converted from... Read more
Should churches continue to utilize the term “Special Needs” for their ministries or designated spaces for those with neurological conditions and or disabilities? Are there better terms than “high functioning” and “low functioning” when it comes to discussing Autism? What are some practical ways churches can help put Autistics and others with neurological conditions at ease? By looking at what God says about our identity and labels, we will see if our current terms can be improved upon to best... Read more
Even If He Doesn’t: Interview with Kristen LaValley Have you ever wondered how best to help your friend who is suffering? Or are you smack dab in the middle of processing pain as a believer, trying to make it make sense? What role does God play in our hurt if any? Kristen LaValley ponders these through her own perspective in her book, Even If He Doesn’t. Kristen’s honesty and humility in sharing every nook and cranny of her story of... Read more
To Yoga or Not? Feelin’ like you wanna polarize the potluck? Bring up Yoga! I know what you’re thinking. Do we really need another post about whether or not Christians should practice Yoga? Is this helpful since this is such a major source of division in the Church right now? I hope to answer these questions not with condemnation, but with facts as well as how I made the decision on whether or not to practice Yoga as a Christian.... Read more
The Prayer I Did NOT Want to Pray What if your hardships are the very things God will use to heal your heart? Do we trust God enough to pray for what He might be asking us to pray for? This is about how God used prayer to change my heart. Having a hysterectomy at 27, left me barren and bitter but God would not let me remain that way. How can God change your heart through prayer and will... Read more
Reading books to heal brain damage? Bonkers! It’s too simple! But could this beloved hobby of so many be one of the ways that God heals an injured brain? How could something as complex as a brain be healed by such a simple act? Yet this phenomenon is exactly what happened to me after I sustained a brain injury in our family’s terrible car accident. This protocol was actually prescribed to me by a physician to help repair my brain.... Read more
“Love One Another…” Do we as believers do a good job of following Jesus’s command to: “love one another as yourself?” (John 13:34). Or are we more concerned with loving ourselves (self-love), and our families? In the middle of their adventures, Winnie the Pooh and his pals teach Christians how to be a good friend, and in doing that, show us how to love others as Jesus calls us to do. Just Another Homeschool Morning… As I sat reading aloud Winnie the... Read more
Is There a Right and a Wrong Way to Study the Bible? Can our Bible study questions lead us to a misunderstanding of Scripture? As we look at how to study the Bible, there is one question leaders ask that can set you on a path towards practicing incorrect interpretation of God’s Word. I have heard it asked (and said it myself) for many years. We will be looking at the question in question, as well as providing alternative questions... Read more
Christians Have the Wrong Idea About Faith & Healing Should followers of Jesus have a healing faith? There seems to be a popular misleading mindset that if you are a Christian, you can and maybe should expect to be healed of your infirmities. That you should seek and are entitled to healing in the present. Perhaps an enlargement of your faith can give you healing? One might get this impression from Christians out there professing: Your faith can cure you... Read more
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