“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” Romans 10:17. I took this literally one day. I have Bible reading plans in YouVersion, and I decided to start listening to them instead of reading them. Can I back track? The hard truth is there was a time when I stopped reading […]
The Passion of Jesus
When Jesus was 12 years old, He stayed behind in Jerusalem without His parents’ knowledge while they traveled back to Nazareth after the Passover celebration (Luke 2:41-52). When Mary & Joseph realized Jesus was not travelling with them, their relatives, or their friends, they went back to Jerusalem searching for Him. Three days later, they […]
Owning Your Faith
Today I went to an Operation Christmas Child kick off event/pep rally, and I saw many people from many churches exhibit their passion for the simple act of packing a shoe box. There were people there who have been packing shoe boxes since they were kids. There were people there who would travel for hours […]
The Prodigal’s Road Home
It’s a familiar story. The prodigal son takes his inheritance, leaves home, squanders everything, gets a job feeding pigs while he’s starving, realizes his mistake, goes back home to work as a servant, but is welcomed by his father with love and celebration (Luke 15:11-32). But the story doesn’t tell us what happens to the […]
Never Alone
A couple of weeks ago, I started getting calls from a number I don’t recognize. The caller finally left a voice message. She was looking for Kristen. Obviously a wrong number, so I picked up the next time she called. “Hello, Kristen?” “No, sorry. Wrong number.” “Is this [my phone #]?” “Yeah. But this is […]
My Salvation Story
One afternoon in a place I used to work, my co-worker found out that I was a Christian and held a leadership position in a ministry at church. And she said, “Ohhhh. You’re one of those people.” To which I replied, “Yes, yes I am.” Subject dropped. I could have asked what she meant asked for […]
Giving Up Passion
I gave up on passion. As quiet as I may be, as introverted, even as shy, I was a passionate spitfire. If I wasn’t, I truly believe I would have less embarrassing moments growing up. But I felt deeply, acted deeply, and believed deeply. Then a time came in my life when – without going […]