The Twisted City Amongst Us

Community. What is it? What do you think it is? What community do you most feel connected with? What community do you wish you were connected to that you are distant from right now? “The married one!” comes to mind for many Christian singles. No one lives in a complete vacuum. You may have heard…

__ __ U __ __ __ __ __ __ __ : Can’t Spell This Without You

I love to play hangman when I’m trying to introduce a new topic or idea to my clients. For instance, when I’m doing financial skill-building and want to introduce the idea of budgeting, I will make them guess another word that better describes what a budget is. That’s because that “b-word” sounds so restrictive and…

Eight Things Christian Singles Need to Know About Prayer

I hear it in our singles ministry all the time: “Please pray for me!” Then they will tell me they’re still looking for a job. Or they aren’t sure what to do with their job now that they realize they don’t have the heart for their original career; they wonder if they’re being called into…

Things My Mother Didn’t Intend to Teach Me

If you are a mother or your mother is still with you, congratulations. Happy Mother’s Day! If you are a single mother, double blessing and kudos to you! As I shared today on my Face Book page of the same name and that supports this blog, “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY and a super shout OUT to…

You’ve Heard of the Bucket List—Now Here’s the Chuck It List!

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1 NASB Maybe you heard about the mom who came home to her children…