The Cruel Sticker Bush

This scripture got down in my spirit this morning. Last night, the Lord brought to mind the scripture penned in Hebrews 12:1: “…let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,” Sin that entangles! That’s a cool image. […]

The Nonsensical Mission

“I’m a high school dropout, and I’m dumb, so if you want me on your team, you’ve got a lot of work to do,” I prayed. This was my weak-minded prayer in 1994 when God began to deal with me about ministry. I was a preacher’s kid. I grew up in ministry, and I had […]

The Greatest Love Story

Greta’s long brown tresses draped down the white bedsheets. This was the moment that she had waited for her entire life. Her heart pounded within her chest, truly coming to life for the first time. She had never found anyone who loved her like this: one who had such reckless passion for her, one that […]