The Road to Repentance Leads to Freedom

The Road to Repentance Leads to Freedom

God Uses Conviction to Begin the Road to Repentance One morning I was putting on my makeup when my youngest daughter, Riggin, who was three at the time, came slowly and sheepishly through the door of my room. I excitedly greeted her like I always did. But she had a...
God Won’t Waste Your Pain

God Won’t Waste Your Pain

God Won’t Waste Your Pain Through Every Season Several years ago, I had the opportunity to spend time in Rome. It’s hard to explain how full of history and beauty that city is. My inner nerd would flare in every direction at some museum, building, or historical...
Growing Up Saved and Finding the True Love of Jesus

Growing Up Saved and Finding the True Love of Jesus

Growing Up Saved and Learning About Faith I’m three years old, sitting on the stairs at my aunt’s house during a family gathering. I’ve just said something funny, and my aunt takes out her camcorder to have me say it again. “Tell me what you said again, Kristen. Where...
Does God Like Me? Understanding God’s Love

Does God Like Me? Understanding God’s Love

Does God Like Me? Questions Many Christians Ask Psalm 139 helps us see how God’s intimate knowledge of us should bring us comfort. That, in essence, is the goal of this book: to understand the blessing of being known and loved by God so that we can live confidently in...
Easy Bible Study Method for Overwhelmed Believers

Easy Bible Study Method for Overwhelmed Believers

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed and exhausted that you couldn’t catch your breath? That was me in college. I was knee-deep academically, working toward my undergrad degree in biblical studies at the Moody Bible Institute in downtown Chicago. I was also on a “hamster...