Living Brave and Courageous
A life on adventure with Jesus
Category: Bible
The Lost Ones
“I spent the first 18 years of my life in church but I had to come to jail to have someone show me how to live it.”
“Not today Satan”
The Power of our words is monumental. If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of harsh words, you know this already…
Contentment
“But godliness with contentment is a great gain.”1 Timothy 6:6 HCSB I’ve realized that it’s never too early to teach and model contentment to young children. Let’s face it- contentment is an important life skill that fewer and fewer people possess these days. And… Continue Reading “Contentment”
The Blank Check of Motherhood
Motherhood isn’t what most people say it is. It’s one of the best choices I ever made…but it isn’t free or always fun or even a trophy. It’s sacrifice and hard work and a kind of love that can’t be explained. I knew that… Continue Reading “The Blank Check of Motherhood”
Even Church Girls Need Jesus
The second we think we are “safe” because we are in church, raised in the church and doing God’s work, we are dangerously UNsafe. I’ll be honest: I’ve met a lot of church girls in prison. Pastors’ daughters. Christian counselors. Youth group leaders. Homeschooled kids. Church secretaries.
Lost and Found
The shrill scream caught my attention immediately. It was the kind that would turn any mother’s head…and even though I wasn’t a mom yet, I had lived enough life around little people I knew that particular kind of scream meant terror. Someone was freaking… Continue Reading “Lost and Found”
Part 5- YOUR PEOPLE
Over the last several weeks, we have been discussing the importance of having three certain relationships in our lives: Paul-coaches, Barnabas-friends and Timothy-mentees. This is the final part in our five-part series. In order to find all of these relationships in your life, you… Continue Reading “Part 5- YOUR PEOPLE”
Part 4- Timothy Mentees
Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking to a Sunday School group of young women in Michigan about FRIENDS. We talked about the lies we believe about friends and the types of relationships we need to grow and be well-rounded as humans.… Continue Reading “Part 4- Timothy Mentees”
Part 2- The Pauls in Life
Coaches. Mentors. I like to call them “Pauls”…those who are blazing the path ahead of us in life. One of the most powerful relationships on the trajectory of your life is that of a mentor or coach. Mentorship is a lost concept in our… Continue Reading “Part 2- The Pauls in Life”
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