This statement is anti-culture, anti-popular, anti-everything-our-world-says. I'm ready for the comments, the judgment. That's ok. Really. If you're still reading, you're either fuming and ready to blow up... Or interested... Either way, I hope you stay with me. "Follow your heart" says every Disney movie, every RomCom, every person wanting to 'live their best life', every flattering advice given. How's that working out for you? Really, I'm genuinely curious. I don't know a

Let's talk about the elephant in the room...or should I say the plank in your eye. No judgement, we all have them, maybe a church roof amount, or a light post kind of amount. But first, let's talk about a plank. What is a plank? In biblical times, a plank was a massive piece of wood used to uphold structures, unite structures together, taking multiple men to handle, as seen in the picture. So, how does the plank apply to you? To me? There is an account in the Bible when Je

(There are definitely two sets of footprints...) I'm not sure about the whole Footprints in the Sand poem. If you're anything like me, you wanted it tattooed, quoted it to others while they were going through it as a line of encouragement... But I'm seriously questioning the meaning behind it right now. There, of course, are verses where we are carried and renewed like wings like eagles, restored, given strength; all of these promises are incredible and necessary for the fra

I need faith. I want rugged Faith. I want enduring Faith. How do I get it? Rest on the character of Him who is the eternal I Am. “If your faith rests in the idea of heaven here on earth or pie in the sky or whatever, then that kind of faith is very shaky and is bound to be demolished when the storms of life hit. But if your faith rests on the character of Him who is the eternal I AM, then that kind of faith is rugged and will endure.” -Elizabeth Elliot, rugged and enduring