I don’t know about you but the shame that circulates mental illness breaks my heart. “What do you mean by mental illness?”, some ask me. As I explained in a previous post about depression, Whether it be depression, anxiety, PTSD, personality or mood disorders, etc, mental illness is very much ...
Dear Christian, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
I’d like to think I have a pretty wholesome attitude and state of mind in general. However, I am in no way immune to breaking down. I’m not perfect (surprise). I get stuck in my fears and my doubts. I’ve felt hopeless. I've hit my ultimate low on many days. I’ve been trapped ...
How to Start a Small Group Bible Study
At first this was going to be something I would have shared with our Unashamed Impact City teams, current and newly emerging. But I thought, hey, why not share with everyone. Maybe you’re a college student wanting to start a small group bible study at your school or a regular gathering with ...
By His Stripes You are Healed | Why You Can Be Whole
I have a confession to make. We’ve all heard and used the term “by his stripes you are healed.” mainly referring to some type of illness that’s come upon us. The Christian world uses it again and again...but I have used this in vain. I’ve used it religiously. I’ve known that ...
Why Large Online Followers Don’t Really Make Us Leaders.
There’s something someone said to me not too long ago that I wanted to highlight. They said, “I feel a lot of people feel its necessary to check their profiles in order to up-keep an identity that they’ve created online and to their friends and so they feel that its necessary to always be ...
The Great Commission of a Mother and Wife
Let's face it, being a wife and a mom isn’t always the most glamorous of jobs. In fact, when you’re walking around with spit up on your clothes, pulling sippy cups out your purse, wearing the same yoga pants three days in a row and underwear sniffing before throwing in another load you soon begin to ...