Mental Health and the Church, Sharing the Burden

I started writing this months ago, but in light of Jarrid Wilson, a pastor and mental health advocate, ending his own life, I felt it was an appropriate time to continue the discussion. I am so tired of the stigma around depression in the church. People avoid you, make assumptions about you, or worse, they …

My opinion of Joshua Harris and Marty Sampson

In the last week, there have been two big name Christians, renounce their faith: Joshua Harris, author of incredibly popular book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, and Hillsong's songwriter and singer, Marty Sampson. I just wanted to say that when big names like these leave the faith, it can be so disheartening and discouraging. Mostly because …

A Father’s Love

I read somewhere once that the way your father loves you is how you perceive God's love. If you had a strict father who only approved of you when you followed his rules, you would consequently view God as someone whose love you would only earn by being "perfect." Or maybe you had a father …

Is God Calling?

Most of us know the story of Esther, and most of us think she was purposed for a position. But I believe Esther's commitment to her purpose is why God positioned her. In other words, she wasn't chasing a position of power, she was just committed to God. And because of that simple faithfulness, God …

Are You a Sweet Fragrance?

God uses us, Christians, to spread “the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like sweet perfume. Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived (or received) differently by those who are being saved and those who are perishing.” “To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death …

I Had a Miscarriage

In early May, I found out that I was pregnant and my husband and I were so excited! We already have a little boy (whose story I will share another day) that will soon turn two; so, we thought what a perfect time to be expecting. It would be exactly as we had planned to …

It’s Personal

It's really hard for me to write today. I had sort of a disagreement with someone in my personal life. And it's really making me realize how getting in our "feelings" can really cloud our judgement. Something that can be so minuscule can be interpreted as an attack, and create a mountain out of a …

Feeling Rejected?

Have you been feeling rejected lately? Or maybe you have felt this way all your life. Do you resent people for whom acceptance from others comes so easily for them, who may even be popular? In an age where social acceptance is so prevalent and desired, we would rather portray the most filtered versions of …

Neither Hot or Cold

In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul is communicating with a church after he has been informed of the sexual immorality going on within it. There was a man in their church who was living in sin with his stepmother. He advises them to call a meeting and "throw this man out and hand him over to …

Why I Paid A Therapist to Listen to My Problems, And Why I Stopped

Here's the thing, I don't think you should stop talking to your therapist if you think it is helping you. I don't have an agenda, I am just sharing my experience in the hopes that similar people can be helped or even validated. By all means, keep your therapist. Now, if you haven't already heard …