Empowered for Purpose
Seasons change. It’s inevitable. It’s expected. It’s comforting in its predictability even when the summer is the hottest you remember or the winter harsher than usual. Rooted firmly in the soil the trees are equipped to grow even stronger amid tempestuous winds. Prairie grass reach deep into the soil for protection from the fire so …
Phoebe. Helper of many. A woman’s legacy encapsulated in only two verses in the Bible. Her name means radiant, shining one and would’ve been connected to the Greek goddess of the moon when it was given to her, but instead she lived as one shining the Light of Jesus, serving in the church of Cenchreae, …
In his prize-winning novel, Ernest Hemingway transported me into a boat being tossed about in unforgiving waters where an old man desperately holds onto an adversary hooked on his fishing line. The marlin threatens to drag the skiff into the depths of the stormy seas as the fishing line starts to cut into the flesh …
It was 605 BC. Daniel was taken captive to serve the greatest king at the time, Nebuchadnezzar. God had reached out to His people since the beginning of time, most recently through the prophet Jeremiah, but so many would not hear His cry for an intimate relationship with Him. Instead of choosing to turn their …
Today I want to write something that has been in my heart for a couple of years, but I never quite knew how to put the words on paper. Marriage. Being married is exhilarating and painful, it is wonderfully new and scarily intrusive, it is the safest space and one of the most exposed. It …
The ladies trickled into the conference room. One by one the seats filled up as the chords of the piano drifted through the air and hovered in my mind. Even yesterday I wasn’t sure if I would share the three months that shaped me the most, but this morning I knew that I should. My …
When I think about intimacy, I think of a place filled with love and safety. I see a picture of my dad putting his arm around my shoulders and pulling me close. In that place, with my head resting on my daddy’s chest, close to his heart, I’ve always felt loved and the cares of …
For two years, I have dug deep, I have pushed through, I have stepped out in faith and stepped up with renewed confidence, I have seen God at work in the little things and have stood in awe of His Greatness in the massive things. I have been excited at the prospect of change and …
Lesotho. A 30 000km2 kingdom reaching nearly 3500m above sea level. At 1400m, the lowest point is the highest of any country in the world. It boasts the highest restaurant and the highest road in Southern Africa and we had the privilege of spending a day in its breathtaking beauty. With every twist in the …
“Listen! Listen to Me”, says the Lord. “Listen, all My called ones: I am He; I am the First, I also am the Last. My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand has spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together and execute My decrees.” …
