A few weeks ago, I heard New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff on Bob Goff’s Dream Big podcast. He talked about a prayer that evangelist Billy Graham used to pray every day. Here’s the prayer: “Lord, I will go wherever you want me to go and do whatever you want me to do.” When I heard…
Road Rage or Forgiveness?
If you follow me on Facebook, you might suspect I have an issue with road rage. I do tend to complain sometimes about other drivers and their habits. I’ve never really considered it to be road rage because I don’t chase other drivers down or even shoot them dirty looks when they annoy me. But…
A Virtual Mission Trip
Last month, John and I went on a mission trip to Thailand – sort of. It was actually a Virtual Mission Trip. Our church usually sends out about 45-50 global (AKA mission) teams in a normal year. Once it was clear the pandemic wasn’t going to go away in the “two weeks to flatten the…
Disillusioned with God?
I read the saddest thing today. It was an Instagram post by another writer, someone I don’t know. The gist of his post was that he’s done with God. He put it in poem form, and let’s just say there are words I won’t repeat, but I felt so sad that he’s walked away from…
My Cooking Disaster
Tonight, while I was making dinner, my recipe called for ½ teaspoon of oregano. Every time a recipe calls for oregano, I cringe a little. I know it’s odd, but let me explain. About a month after John and I got married, I started my junior year of college in San Diego, where we lived….