Don’t Be a Wimp

John Piper argues that “wimpy theology makes wimpy women.” We get “wimpy theology” by choosing to let others tell us who God is rather than getting to know him for ourselves through his revelation to us, the Bible. We listen to songs about God, read books about God,...

The Last First Day, Part 2

Several years ago, my friend Amy told me about a book she read that discussed how parents celebrate the “firsts”, but often miss the “lasts”. Usually it’s because we don’t know when those “lasts” will be…the last time we read a book to our child in bed, the last lost...

Jesus Loves the Doubters

Naming a child is difficult – this kid has to live with his name the rest of his life! That’s a lot of pressure. When it came time to name our son, my husband and I could not agree. I liked Philip and Lewis. He liked David, Jr. and Zachary. We kept...

ANOMALY-versary

This week marks the fifth anniversary of the beginning of the ANOMALY trilogy and the fourth anniversary of its finale. So I am feeling a little nostalgic. When my publisher first talked to me about writing a dystopian series, I was nervous — I wrote fun,...

Everyone is Awful

We want to believe people are basically good. We want to believe that of others because we want to believe it of ourselves. We make “bad choices” or “stupid mistakes”, but we aren’t “bad people”. Except that we are. Hear me...

Is Dating From the Devil?

Dating. There’s so much controversy associated with it – in Christian circles, anyway. Do you date? Court? Should it be for many years or just a few months? When should you start? How do you know…? I read an article a while ago that slammed the...