Simple Compassion
Most devotionals are focused on the inner action of the heart, a personal experience between God and the reader. Keri Wyatt Kent turns that upside down in her devotional, Simple Compassion. In it, Kent addresses the question of how busy women can turn their love of God into act

When Mary comes for Thanksgiving
Last week I spent some time preparing the last teaching in a series we've done at Thrive this fall called "Woman: Ancient Meets Modern." The last five women we've focused on have been the women in Jesus' lineage found in Matthew 1. Eye-opening is an understatement about what I've learned about my own identity through these women in scripture. I feel like God has peeled my eyelids back, grabbed hold of my head and swung my gaze around to take in all the goodness in the way He loves women through the scripture. Mary, the teenager chosen to bear Jesus, is no exception.AS you read about Mary in Luke 1, you may take pause, like I did, when she calls herself blessed. Not j

Take Courage
I wanted to pass on a great blog post about fear and courage from over at the True Campaign, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping women get free of body image issues and see themselves in their TRUE beauty. Check out this great post called "The Writing Desk."

Calling All Storytellers
I'm guest-blogging over at Fullfill's blog today, the leadership mag for women in MOPS Leadership. Check it out!Last weekend my husband Dave and I took the final step in the complicated process of obtaining life insurance. Getting life insurance requires more of you than getting married, having a child, or borrowing money for a mini-mansion. The only experience that came close was the time we navigated customs in Mexico, having our bags poked to make sure we weren’t sneaking contraband cantaloupe across the border.Our last step was a phone interview, reviewing interview questi

Strong Helpers for God and Man
If you'd like to read more about Carolyn Custis James and her research on the way women are created to be strong helpers, check out the current issue of Kyria and James' article. This is a woman on fire for God, and someone I am so glad that my life has intersected with! I know you will be as inspired as I am to continue to live out your influence as a woman seeking God!Digizine+Current+Issue+%7C+Kyria.com