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denad

  • Think Well

    2. Good

    Everything he created was good. It’s important you know something about God. He is good. Human beings do good things. We become good. God is good. Philosophers would say God is the ground of…

    December 23, 2024
  • Think Well

    1. Beginning

    Once upon a time, Actually, that’s a bit misleading. Before time began, God was. Can you conceive of this time before time began? Language wise you cannot. So let’s start here. This is a…

    December 19, 2024
  • Think Well

    In Summary

    Before time began, God was. God created the heavens and the earth.  Everything he created was good. God specially created humans. He gave them a mission and a choice. The mission was to fill…

    December 8, 2024
  • Think Well

    Stick with It

    “I don’t understand the Bible.” The exhausted thought of anyone who’s read it. And fair enough.  It’s long. 66 books. Written at different times to different people. But it tells one story.  The true…

    November 19, 2024
  • Think Well

    This Story Is for You

    To the ones who would never be angry with God, and yet somehow are. To the brokenhearted, grasping shards of desire. To the messed up who know there is no redemption and hope for…

    November 19, 2024
  • Think Well

    The True Story of a Good God

    I’d sit down, start the clock, and write for ten minutes. That’s how The True Story of a Good God began. I love God’s word. I’ll never claim to fully understand it. But I…

    November 14, 2024
  • Live Well

    On Motherhood

    Dear me in the midst of it, you’re wondering how to move forward. Stuck trying to keep up everything you think you should. Unclear what’s ahead. Called to the same things, yet tired of…

    June 8, 2024
  • Think Well

    Ambassadors Unleashed

    Written for Megamorphosis Magazine Do you feel on the outside? Increasingly, Christianity is moving from the center of society to the outskirts. I talk to people all the time that feel like they went…

    September 20, 2020
  • Live Well

    In the Still, Small Spaces

    “What are you doing in here?”  It was early and cold. I’d been up for hours with Rylee and Cheyne. I took advantage of everyone eating breakfast and stole away to check on our…

    September 10, 2020
  • Live Well

    The Minimalism Guide I Wished I Had

    Minimalists were like the Amish. I was weirdly drawn to them even though I never wanted to share their lifestyle. But the more I read, studied and embraced minimalism myself, the more I realized…

    July 12, 2020