The Dreaded Pink Day Quick: what comes to mind when you hear “Valentine’s Day”? Roses? Pink balloons? Awkward valentine exchanges in 5th grade? Candy hearts? Warm fuzzy memories of romantic dinners? High expectations of how your husband will (should?) surprise you? Aching grief because you have no husband to surprise you? I have yet to meet someone who absolutely LOVES …
I’ve been mulling over this post all week, hesitant to hit “publish” for fear of being misunderstood. My prayer is that as you read, you will hear my heart’s cry beyond the words and be moved to repentance with me… “I’m having an abortion tomorrow.” Her voice was flat. I gripped the phone tighter, the wind knocked out of me. …
How was your time in Philippians 1 this last week? Personally, I was struck by how Paul spoke about relationships, priorities, suffering, competition, and life & death from a totally unexpected perspective. Some of these themes are repeated throughout the book, but they’re first presented in chapter 1, and God really challenged me with some practical applications that I share here …