Leaving Everything Behind

Scripture: Luke 5:28 – “And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.” I felt called to ministry at a young age. (Before I even knew what ministry was, I preached to my cats on a swingset, feeding them each individual packets of food so that they’d stay. Maybe we...

The Power of Being Seen

Scripture: Matthew 9:9 There’s a certain kind of loneliness that doesn’t come from being alone—it comes from being unseen. Maybe you know that feeling. Sitting in a crowded room, yet feeling invisible. Walking through your normal life stuff, same people,...

What’s Your Tax Booth

It starts small. A slight adjustment to a number here, a conveniently forgotten expense there. A little pay under the table. Who notices, right? Tax season rolls around, and the temptation creeps in—who would even notice? The system feels rigged anyway, and wouldn’t a...

Healing is Never the Finish Line

In the weeks following my personal emotional healing experience, I realized something unexpected. The healing itself wasn’t the greatest gift. It was how the experience had stripped away my self-sufficiency and opened me to a deeper dependence on God—one I had never...

More Than Just Getting Up

Scripture: John 5:8-9 “Jesus said to him, ‘Get up, take up your bed, and walk.’ And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.” I was sitting in my car last Tuesday, engine idling, staring blankly at the dashboard. My...