The open package sat on our kitchen windowsill, and I couldn’t resist looking through it. Yes, it was addressed to my husband. But I knew what was in it- camping equipment for our upcoming trip. After a disastrous camping season last year that included a biking accident and a COVID cancellation, I was ready. Sandy beaches and sunrises over the ocean called my name, and I could almost hear the waves crashing against the shoreline. But as my husband went through the items and tested them, he Continue Reading
Why We’re Often Wrong About How the Enemy Works
A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a friend who was going through an extremely difficult season. On top a crisis in her family life, she also faced stresses in her ministry. The timing of it could not have been worse. Each area of her life that mattered to her was filled with chaos of some sort. But what stuck me most about the conversation is that when the problems began mounting one of top of the other, she immediately recognized it as an attack from the enemy. This person had Continue Reading
The Breakthrough You Haven’t Seen Yet
The pastor’s question seemed rhetorical, but I almost screamed, “Yes!” after he asked it. “Are there certain areas of your life where you can’t seem to find breakthrough?” I looked around the sanctuary. From the looks on people’s faces, it seemed as though everyone’s answer was the same as mine. This message prefaced an invitation to a fast the church would do together in the coming weeks. The pastor believed it would help bring the breakthrough so many of us needed. While fasting is a Continue Reading
