When God Calls You Far From Home | Part 1

What are the first steps to becoming a missionary? A missionary’s call is not a “career choice”. It is a calling from God. As a former missionary I know this, and experienced this call in my life nearly twenty years ago. And when I took that step of obedience, by faith, I embarked on an adventure that […]

Can God Forgive Abortion?

can God forgive someone who has had an abortion? By now, if you follow my blog, you know well that I am pro-life. A while back I wrote an article about why Christians should oppose abortion basing my arguments on biblical passages. While I am a staunch opponent of the pro-abortion culture, I want to […]

What To Do With That Spiritual Clutter

Throw off everything that hinders I hate messes. I tell my children every night before they go to bed to straighten up their rooms. Dirty clothes go in the hamper. Shoes go in the closet. Toys go to their designated spots. The kids don’t like it. But, it’s important that they form this habit. We all […]

Reclaiming Sex for Marriage

What was God’s Original Plan for Sex? “But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.” 1 Corinthians 7:2 That verse right there stands in stark contrast to the worldly notion that sex should be explored with anyone at any stage of life; […]

Becoming the Listener Your Friend Needs

How to be a good listener Sarah and Charlene were sitting at a table for two at an outdoor café. They’d sipped coffee and shared small talk and now Sarah was ready to broach the subject of something personal that she needed to get off her chest. “Charlene, I’m so glad we were finally able […]

When God Spoke My Name – Literally

How to surrender to God *Originally written in the Autumn of 2011 as a letter to friends and family.* Struggling to Surrender to God It was a cool October afternoon as I was driving away from my friend, Mara’s, house in Northeast Philadelphia. We had just finished crying and praying together about a new thing […]

Are You Working Too Much?

Is being a workaholic a good thing? A person works forty hours per week and it’s considered full-time. Yet some people actually choose to work up to eighty hours per week. Some for money, others to avoid home life, and still others to feel competent. Workaholics will defend their mindset listing all the benefits, but […]