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Sharing God’s timeless wisdom with practical application to your every day life.
Saying Less to Let God Do More in Your Loved Ones’ Lives
Have you ever sensed that God was moving you out of the way so that He could work in someone else's life? Let me tell you a story… Last Monday, I woke up with a cold. By late afternoon, I could barely speak. By evening, my voice was gone. Just like that. Completely...
Is Letting Go Hard for You? Three Powerful, Encouraging Verses for You Today!
Do you have trouble letting go of control? When there’s something that I really want, there is a temptation to engage in what I call the SHINE Control-Loving Behaviors in my Surrendered: Letting Go and Living Like Jesus Bible study: Stonewalling - Digging our heels in...
PODCAST: Invitations to Abundance | Alicia Akins
Have you ever read about one of the feasts in the Bible and thought to yourself, "What is that all about?" Well, in today's episode, Barb speaks with author and recovering expat Alicia Akins about how the feasts of the Bible relate to us today and how we can live with...
Unpopular Opinion: Your Calling is a Response to Jesus, Not a Role You Perform
I receive emails or I’m approached from by Jesus-loving women who wonder if they’re letting God down because they haven’t figured out their calling. Women who believe that they are supposed to be leading some ministry, starting a non-profit, married or killing it at...
When Your Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
Last week, I saw this updated version of Your Plan Vs. Reality meme on Facebook. The classic version from a few years ago didn’t have flames, spider webs or sharks, but life has changed dramatically since 2020, right? Yet, the message is still the same. We have the...
PODCAST: The Accidental Homesteader: What Chickens and Compost Taught Kathi Lipp about Creating Home
Becoming a homesteader may sound totally out of reach, but chances are you may already enjoy some of those activities in your day-to-day life. Do you enjoy whipping up a home cooked meal, taking care of your house plants, or creating a cozy home for your family? Well...
Are You a Safe Space for Other Christians?
These days, buzzwords like “spiritual abuse” and “church hurt” are flying around. At my church, one of our sayings is that “church should be the safest place in the world for hurting people.” It’s a bummer that we have to say this because every church and Christian...
You’re Saved, But Do You Believe that He Loves You?
Last week I had a difficult conversation with someone important to me. This person carries a heavy grudge against God. A lifelong Christian, this person grew up in a home where Bible was weaponized and used as a reason to justify harsh words and frequent punishment....
100 Photo Challenge: Do THIS for Your Family!
On Friday, I walked with a young wife and mom across a parking lot to our cars. I wore a black top, black pants and black heels on a very warm Ohio day. We’d attended a funeral at my church that morning for an amazing young 39 year-old husband and father named Cory...
Get Rid of Your Worry Fleas!
Years ago, I returned home from a two-week mission trip to a house overrun by fleas. It seemed that our dog, Quimby was a mobile hotel and taxi service for untold numbers of tiny, winged terrorists infesting our home. But, I didn’t see the fleas at first. When my...