Part 1 of the series: Almost Christian: The Subtle Drift of Post-Evangelical Faith How I Found Myself on This Trail Earlier this year, I was researching for a post titled Compassion Without Compromise: Holding Fast to Biblical Truth. My goal was to address a troubling trend I was seeing in the church. Well-meaning believers embracingContinue reading “What Even is Post-Evangelicalism?”
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The Day of Distinction: Living as Women Who Belong to Him
Today at church, I was left almost speechless. Not because I couldn’t find words but because I didn’t want to interrupt the wonder of what God had just stirred in me. We’ve been going verse by verse through the book of Malachi, yes Malachi!, and once again, I walked away convicted, comforted, and full ofContinue reading “The Day of Distinction: Living as Women Who Belong to Him”
Why I Warn About Bethel
This post has been brewing in my heart for a while now. And if I’m honest, it comes with a knot in my stomach and a deep ache in my chest. Not because I’m nervous about posting it, but because I love Jesus. And because I care deeply about women who are being shaped byContinue reading “Why I Warn About Bethel”
Susannah Spurgeon: Quiet Faithfulness, Eternal Impact
“If we would trust Him for the keeping, as we do for the saving, our lives would be far holier and happier than they are.” – Susannah Spurgeon There are women whose names we’ll never find trending, whose lives unfolded in the background of history, and yet their faithfulness quietly shakes the world. Susannah SpurgeonContinue reading “Susannah Spurgeon: Quiet Faithfulness, Eternal Impact”
When Admiration Becomes Idolatry
It’s been many years since I struggled with placing pastors or ministry leaders on pedestals, but I’ve done it. Not because I wanted to worship them (God forbid), but because I admired their knowledge of Scripture, the clarity they brought to hard truths, and how they seemed so grounded when I was still figuring thingsContinue reading “When Admiration Becomes Idolatry”