The reactions I've seen surrounding the upcoming execution of Nidal Hasan, the man responsible for murdering 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, have been absolutely unreal. What strikes me most is the contradiction. Some of the same people who showed little to no compassion when Charlie Kirk was m

Have you ever noticed how quickly someone gets accused of having a “spirit of offense” simply because they disagree, question something, or speak up? But where does the Bible actually identify a spirit of offense? It doesn’t. Scripture addresses bitterness, pride, anger, and unforgiveness (Hebrews

It honestly gets under my skin watching people live however they want, talk in ways that would make a sailor blush, treat people however they feel like treating them, and then think a cross around their neck or hanging from their rearview mirror is what makes them a Christian. It doesn’t. A cross o

Every October, Christians hear completely different stories about Halloween. Some say it is nothing more than the ancient pagan festival of Samhain. Some say it is Christian because Halloween comes from All Hallows’ Eve. Some say the Catholic Church simply took a pagan night, put a Christian name o

Hello, October 🍂 There’s just something about a new month that feels like a fresh page. I’m welcoming this one with gratitude for what God has already done, faith for what He’s still doing, and excitement for whatever He has waiting ahead. Here’s to cooler mornings, changing leaves, cozy moments

It’s fall, y’all! 🍂 Cooler mornings, changing leaves, pumpkins everywhere, and all those little reminders that God creates beauty in every season. There’s something special about watching the world around us change and remembering that the One who created it all never does. Seasons come and go, but

Sometimes the hardest part of trusting God is remembering that I’m not His supervisor. I can pray, obey, and do what He has actually assigned to me, but I cannot control people, outcomes, timing, or what happens next. At some point, faith means backing off, releasing the need to manage everything,

Worry will have you suffering through tomorrow before tomorrow ever gets here. It creates conversations that haven’t happened, problems that may never come, and outcomes God never asked you to carry. Faith doesn’t mean we never feel concerned. It means we refuse to let fear write the ending befo

Kindness doesn’t require agreement, and not every thought needs to be spoken. The Bible tells us to “let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” (James 1:19 ESV). I’ll throw myself under the bus here, because this is something I need to work on too, especially when I’m frustrat

Good intentions matter, but they don’t make disobedience disappear. Saul thought he was serving God while persecuting Christians. Uzzah reached out with good intentions to steady the ark, yet God had already given clear instructions about how it was to be handled. Scripture reminds us that God isn’

The older I get, the more I understand that not everyone who calls you “hard to handle” is reacting to who you are. Sometimes they’re reacting to the boundaries you finally had the courage to set. People who benefited from your silence may not like your voice. People who benefited from your lack of

It’s easy to look at someone else’s situation and think you’d handle it differently. The truth is, none of us really knows what we’d do until we’re the one carrying that burden. It’s easy to have all the answers when your heart isn’t the one on the line. Sometimes people don’t need another opinion

I keep seeing posts like this, and every time I ask myself the same question… Where does the Bible actually say this? Now before anybody twists my words, if a church doesn’t want food or drinks in the sanctuary, that’s their right. It’s their building. Make it a church rule. Put a sign on the do

When I was little, Grandma made wedding cakes. If she had one in the oven, she’d fuss at us for running through the house because she was convinced all that stomping around would make her cakes fall. Every now and then, she’d flip one out of the pan onto a towel she had spread across her kitchen ta

I’m thankful for another month that God has allowed us to see. June had its blessings and its challenges, but through every high and every low, God remained faithful. His mercies are new every morning, and I’m choosing to walk into this month with faith instead of fear, gratitude instead of grumbli

For 51¾ years, there has been something about myself that I never really understood. Every now and then, in the middle of explaining something, my mind reaches for a metaphor instead of a literal explanation. We can have an entire conversation without one, and then out of nowhere, I’ll compare some

Don’t assume someone’s mental health based on a social media post. I got one of the strangest phone calls last night. Someone called because they were genuinely concerned that a reel I posted meant I was slipping into depression. I was completely caught off guard because my mental health is actu

The past is part of my story, but it doesn’t have to be the blueprint for my future. We don’t always have to understand everything we’ve been through to recognize how it shaped us. Some wounds leave scars that make sense. Others don’t. Either way, we can’t rewrite yesterday. What we can do is de

Everyone talks about producing fruit, but I’ve been thinking a lot about the kind of fruit I’m actually growing. Fruit doesn’t start on the branch. It starts in the soil. If my heart is full of bitterness, pride, unforgiveness, and self-reliance, I shouldn’t be surprised when the fruit reflects