Why I Reject the National Day of Prayer
“It’s prayer…what could be so wrong about a community coming together to pray?” I was asked if I would be joining my local National Day of Prayer event that happens every year about this time. I would venture to guess everyone in America has started seeing ads, social media teaser posts and event invites to…
Summertime, camp songs and eternal impressions
I love summertime. To be fair, I love every season we get in the beloved Ozarks, but I especially love this time of year. Maybe it’s in part from remembering the carefree feelings of my youth, but I love playing in the water (lake, ocean, creek, sprinkler, you name it), cooking outside, longer days, and…
The Power of a Godly Mother Series | The Power of Her Prayers (Part 3 of 3)
I’m a history nerd so it should be of no surprise that this final part of the series won’t start in 1961 with the birth of my mom, but rather 1836. That’s the year that George Müller began his orphan ministry in Bristol, England. If you asked any preacher or evangelical reader (worth their salt)…
The Power of a Godly Mother Series | The Power of Her Quiet, Humble Life (Part 2 of 3)
There were over a thousand people at my mom’s funeral. I know that’s cutting right into the topic at hand with little anecdotal pieces, but I need to start there to set a tone for where we’re going. There won’t be a thousand people at my funeral. I don’t even know that many people and…
The Power of a Godly Mother Series | The Power of Her Weakness (Part 1 of 3)
I was talking with a friend the other day and she asked to broach a sensitive topic with me, but feared my reaction. Taken aback, I feared what it could possibly be. As a somewhat private introvert I wasn’t sure what topic it could be, but breathed a sigh of relief when she said, “Mother’s…
Some Trust in Chariots (and jobs, and education, and 401Ks, and relationships, and…)
A cousin of mine who lives overseas posted a meme on social media the other day. You’ve probably seen it. Its a packed-out stadium with the headline “Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in 2021”. While it can cause a chuckle from even this teetotaler, it sent me on a minor deep dive and what I found was…
What is the Gospel?
Crazy times, huh? When life gets shaky and uncertain I like to remind myself of the gospel. Do you know what the gospel is? The gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Like any good news, you have to know the bad news first. The bad news is we’re bad. The bad news is…
Why The Doctrine of Adoption is so Beautiful
In preparing for the upcoming relaunch of Sunday School, we will be taking a walk through Romans. What a rich, rich, rich set of scriptures. Yes, they all are but let’s just throw out our tent and stay a minute here, shall we? In the Spring of 2018 my brother and sister-in-law shared with the…
Why I love Sunday School
Oh, gentle reader, what would cause one to even click on a title that’s poised to sing the praises of Sunday School? Who knows. But here we are, so let’s make the most of it. I love Sunday School. I’ve always loved Sunday School. I grew up in an era and in a church where…
Why a Blog?
This is a hard one to answer. It’s a very bizarre feeling to research best ways to start a blog, brainstorm domain names, and think “literally no one needs more opinions on the internet”. But here we are. When I was in college I had been asked out to go on a fancy date with…
Lacey Shelton 