What to do When you Don’t Know What to Do
I ran into a 23-year-old friend the other day and asked how she was doing. “Being in your twenties is…awkward!” she answered. “All these questions about what you’re going to do with your life…who...
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How to Discern What’s Real (A Resource for Leaders and others)
This looks flat doesn’t it? NOT. Every time I ride this part of this bike path I have to down-shift one. Because it is actually a gradual, but definite, incline. Looks can be deceiving, but when I...
View ArticleGod Told Me…Maybe
Yesterday I got a call from a young friend trying to make a big decision. And he said “God told me…” a bunch of times throughout the conversation. I squirmed and felt just a tiny bit uncomfortable as I...
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The Fear of Saying “No”
About a year ago I received an invitation to do something new and scary that would be an adventure. Teaching pastors in rural Africa. Stretching. Hard. Solo. I had been asking God for invitations,...
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Ski Jump Decisions
Last night my husband brought up a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad recurring subject that scares me as much and flying off an Olympic ski jump. The one where he says we really need to think about...
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An Open Letter: 5 Things to Consider When Seeking God’s Direction
Dear M&A, It’s hard to believe you’re coming up on your second anniversary! In those short years you’ve faced many hard decisions, huge change, and intense challenges. Now, at the end of grad...
View ArticleEver Wonder If You’ve Heard God Wrong?
A week ago my small group was sitting around our harvest table finishing off yummy enchiladas when one of my young mom friends with toddlers shared about a difficult decision she and her husband made...
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How to Live in the Tension of Relationships that are…Complicated, Part 2
The other day I posted some thoughts about complicated relationships and the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. Still, there are hard decisions to navigate when there is conflict among...
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What is the Invitation of God for You in This Season?
Once a year we would make the trek from the suburbs of Chicago to this hot humid wonderland where we would get sweaty playing softball in the yard, and then spend hours in the pool playing Marco Polo....
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