When we go to accept the call to "something bigger," it's important to be very intentional about which influences we allow in our decision-making process.

To bring this very important concept to life, I like to picture myself in a board room with seats all around the table. At the head of the table ...

I love the story in the New Testament of when Jesus was teaching a group of people from Simon's boat on the shore, and afterward told Simon to take his boat into deep water. Simon told Him that he and his friends had been fishing all night without catching any fish, but was willing to take the boat ...

Sometimes the "bare minimum" is just fine, especially when we're in survival mode or in a season of just getting by with what we have in the moment. But there are other times when we need more than we can offer on our own -- when we're saying "yes" to a new chapter, taking a leap of faith, or seekin...

I'm hearing a lot about AI these days, in many different circles. Some are embracing it with enthusiasm, and others are still very apprehensive about trying it out. I've been using it for many purposes in my business, and it's been a game changer. But I've found an even more powerful way to use it: ...

Being in a new place is a shock to your system. Everything is foreign, and everything around you seems to say, "you don't belong here."

If you choose courage, you walk forward anyway. You stay glued to your GPS to make sure you make the correct turns. You notice things that remind you of home or othe...

When our youngest was a toddler, she had the cutest way of declaring that she had finished something. She'd excitedly announce, "I'm did it!!!"

To this day, any time I complete a task (especially a challenging one), I hear that adorable little enthusiastic voice in my mind and say it, too (even thoug...

God is willing to let you eat the peanut butter and jelly sandwich you brought for yourself, if that's what you want. 

Just know that there's an absolutely divine Wagyu Bolognese topped with burrata, basil, San Marzano tomato, pappardelle, and grilled fennel plated and waiting for you whenever you're...

I'm in a beautifully miraculous season right now, and I'm 100% certain it is not because God has decided I'm extra special and is showing Himself more to me because I won some kind of spiritual beauty contest. It is because I'm working very hard to turn (and keep turning) to Him, and remaining in ...

Some criticisms are pretty funny if you actually look at what's true. One of my favorites is, "it's like you're trying to be someone you're not."

Um... exactly. 

How else are we going to become stronger, wiser, kinder, more generous, more powerful, more true, more fearless...if we only try to be who ...

We hear plenty about "fairy tale endings," but no one really mentions the "fairy tale middle." If you think about it, though, that's the part we love the most -- the part where the heroine really becomes who she is meant to be. It's where Snow White meets and builds friendships with the Seven Dwarfs...

I don't know about where you live, but here in Virginia it's been a long winter. Some weeks, it's seemed like this season will never end. 

But driving to church today and seeing the trees whose bare branches have started to show little hints of something new, I realized that -- even with the coldest ...

Anxiety and possibility are closely related. Both use the imagination, and both can be identified by one question: 

What if...?

The difference between anxiety and possibility, then, is what the What if question is combined with.

What if + fear = anxiety (what if the stove catches on fire)
What if + hat...