How Do I Hear God's Voice?

Monday night I was teaching at our Cultivate Her group talking about finding our identity in Christ.  Several ladies shared stories about our tendency to find our identities in our roles as mothers, in our talents, in our achievements, etc.  In the weeks that we’ve been discussing this topic, the question always comes back to […]

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Sunday Lessons

“Love is a many-splendored painful thing” Frank Sinatra edited by me Today we started our new series 5 Things That Will Destroy Your Marriage. I don’t think I was prepared for how sensitive this topic would be. For those who are married… it brings to the forefront the things that aren’t so merry about marriage. […]

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5 Things

Just a few days ago my husband and I celebrated our 12th Anniversary.  It seems crazy that 12 years have passed… in many ways it feels like just yesterday that I walked down that aisle and in other ways it feels like we’ve always been together. 12 years of marriage have brought their shares of […]

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The Church's Next Great Crisis

Last week I had the privilege of speaking at Church Planters Velocity Conference about engaging our young women in the church.  This was the overview of my session: Cultivate Her: Developing the Women Leaders in Your Church & Why It’s Essential What would happen if half of your leadership horsepower walked away from your ministry?  […]

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The Church’s Next Great Crisis

Last week I had the privilege of speaking at Church Planters Velocity Conference about engaging our young women in the church.  This was the overview of my session: Cultivate Her: Developing the Women Leaders in Your Church & Why It’s Essential What would happen if half of your leadership horsepower walked away from your ministry?  […]

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Join us for Turning Points

It’s not too late to register to join us THIS Wednesday, March 2nd for Turning Points! Turning Points is a FREE online conference where you’ll hear stories of  how other leaders navigated a season of change.  Be inspired.  Be encouraged… and while it’s all women speakers, don’t be fooled – this conference is for men […]

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Sunday Lessons

I’m out of town this week and was not able to attend any of our Cross Point campuses today.  I always feel a little lost on the few Sundays a year that I’m gone.  Being away from your church for a day, especially a Sunday, teaches you a few things about yourself and your culture. […]

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Inspired by Quiet or Chaos?

It’s the age old introvert/extrovert story. How are you rejuvenated?  When you are with people or when you are by yourself? I’m definitely an introvert, but I find inspiration from both. I’ve purposefully structured this trip to Southern California to afford me time for both. Today our team spent the day together.  We were privileged […]

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Writing Everywhere But Here

I’ve got a couple of guest posts this week at two of my favorite blogs. Over at the Catalyst blog I’m talking about The Grey Shades of Leadership.  This is one of my favorite things to talk about in regard to leadership – the complexity and messiness of it. And at Leading & Loving It, […]

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