God set her free from addiction! Reader, If you've ever struggled with any kind of addiction, you know the feeling of being powerless to overcome it or fight back. Perhaps, you've made baby steps of progress, only to later fall back into the same sin that ensnares you. And since you fight so hard and then lose so big, perhaps you've concluded you might as well go 'all in' on your sin and stop fighting it altogether. That was my friend Rebekah's story. For most of her adult life, she struggled...

What does it mean to be in Christ? Reader, Romans 8 tells us that when we belong to Jesus, the Spirit of God actually dwells in us. That truth changes our position before God, our identity, and our future hope. We call this glorious reality our union with Christ. In this week’s post, I share a personal story from my mom’s leukemia battle that gave me a vivid picture of this reality—a life-saving bone marrow transplant that forever united donor and recipient. It’s a beautiful reminder that...

I'm officially "vintage!" Reader, It's not always easy to celebrate getting older, especially when you have a big front-number change. But I'm more overwhelmed with God's grace for the last half-century than I'm upset or sad about aging. In this week's post, I look back on some of the lessons and themes the Lord's been weaving through my life. I hope that no matter what decade or season of life you're in, you'll recognize some similar patterns of God's patient dealings with you through my...