New Book Release: A Savior is Risen

Hey, my friends, I hope this finds you well and your New Year is off to a fabulous start. I wanted to let you know my next book, A Savior is Risen: a 40-Day Lent Devotional, releases on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, and will be available on Amazon and everywhere books are sold. When Zondervan […]

3 Ways to Optimize Your Bible Reading Plan

It’s that time of year when many of us begin new Bible reading plans, and we are wise to do so.  Charles Spurgeon said, “Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our years.” Sadly, biblical literacy is on the decline. A 2014 poll in Christianity Today revealed that only 19 percent of church-going […]

It’s Possible to Attend Every Holiday Gathering and Still Miss Christmas

Our culture moves at a fast pace every day of the year, but never more so than during the Christmas season. Last-minute shopping, holiday parties, preparing for guests, and traveling to see loved ones can make the days leading up to Christmas a blur. Couple that with modern-day technology constantly at our fingertips, and there’s […]

Why I Hope You’ll Return To Church: A Message for Those Who Have Left

In December of 2021, I went back to my hometown to attend the funeral of a lifelong friend. While I was there, I stopped by St. Paul’s Lutheran—the church I grew up in. Sunday services were letting out, so my husband and I went in to look around and say hello. As we walked in, […]