Presence

I watched the film, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” a few weeks ago (HIGHLY recommend it!), and one scene in particular has really stuck with me. Mr. Rogers is talking to the journalist, Lloyd Vogel, about what’s important, who’s...

Know Yourself

Here’s the greatest advice I never got: Know yourself. I know what you’re thinking…I know exactly who I am: “A daughter of the King.” And you’re right. Except that, while we absolutely are daughters of the King, we are also people...

Hooray for Beauty!

In Christian circles, “beauty” is sometimes treated as a bad word. We have retaliated against the secular obsession with physical beauty so much that we’ve also allowed real, true beauty to be forgotten. A colleague reminded us last week that Beauty...

Real Joy

Last night, a woman in my Bible study shared how God gave her opportunities to tell people about Him on her recent vacation. This woman radiates joy – everything about her. She also has MS – a disease that is slowly robbing her of basic motor functions....

Get Over Yourself

Go to any bookstore – online or in person – and you will find rows and rows…and rows and rows… of shelves housing books devoted to “self-esteem.” Most seem to focus on loving yourself, forgiving yourself, being good to yourself. Because we just don’t think enough of...

Origin Stories

We all know that our past affects our future. Sometimes, our pasts include memories we cherish and other times, they include challenges we’d prefer to forget. Most of us have some of each, making us who we are, shaping our personalities and choices. I was...