Jun 5, 2026 | Personal Development
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...
Jul 29, 2025 | Inspiration
You and I have a story that began long before we were born. In Psalm 139:15-16, the psalmist writes, “You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was...
Nov 22, 2024 | Pastor's Life
The hot Haitian sun beat down on our metal tap tap as we bounced along the dirt road of a small town just outside Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. My hands wrapped around the metal bars, I squinted into the high noon sun as we came to a slow stop, our driver pointing towards a...
Nov 19, 2024 | Refreshment
Our souls long for health and the practices that will bring that health, but we have become adept at ignoring or suppressing that longing. That’s why it’s so important to engage in practices that elevate us above the fray of our lives, practices that help give us an...
Oct 8, 2024 | Inspiration, Pastor's Life, Personal Development, Perspectives
On November 17, 1988, in Lexington, North Carolina, I was born with a rare craniofacial disorder called Goldenhar syndrome. Put bluntly, the left side of my face and parts of my body were badly broken. Nurses would return every few minutes with a new discovery of...
