Category: Communikated
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A Pit-Stop, Not a Quit-Stop
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The following is a devotional on the importance of enduring the race of life, humor included. I hope it encourages you today to pace yourself and take a pit-stop, not a quit-stop! A Race to Remember Returning to the cross-country running team after a year-long hiatus in eleventh grade was…
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Seizing the Season: Being Faithful & Fearless to Spread the Good News
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“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.” (2 Timothy 4:2 NKJV) Do you ever pray for an opportunity to share the gospel? And then, do you look for it? I am finding more and more lately that these…
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This American Remembers: Reflections on 9/11/01 and Thereafter
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Today marks twenty years from the day my high school math teacher informed the class of the hijacking on the United Airline flight that flew into the World Trade Center. Many of us can recall where we were when we heard the news. For myself, the entire student body recited…
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History Unfolding: Are You Praying for the Enemy Too?
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I can’t continue to blog and write about my typical material, knowing the extent of the suffering and persecution going on in Afghanistan these days. Although I usually blog and write about mental health and faith, my scope of themes has broadened since changing the name of the blog/site from…
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Wanting More of God
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At break of day, waiting, poised to take on a new dawn, I’m searching for my God’s face. I know at the bottom of my heart and soul, I thirst for Him. I long for His presence to burn down the fears, insecurities, and uncertainties within and around me. Have…
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God Loves This Crazy World (2020 Drama Included)
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What do the words “God loves” do to you? Do they make you roll your eyes? Do they surprise you? Do they stop you in your tracks? The words, “God loves” for me, honestly, fall a little flat. I am not going to lie and say I feel them deeper…
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Confessions of a Passive Truth-Teller
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“Tell me, what’s you’re name, Katie?” Embarrassed by the silly question, I gave a raised brow toward the bright-eyed photographer as he snapped away. That year, 95% of our family photos for our church directory came out with me giving the camera a quirky expression. All because of our photographer’s…
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No One’s Perfect and That’s OK
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God uses people with their gifts and flaws. Have you messed up? Join the club. It’s only fitting that we share in the mission and ministry of a God whose best leaders fall short. He can still use someone who is willing to honor Him. Looking at God’s Examples The…
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Getting to Your Best Life (Eventually), But Getting There
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Disclaimer To be clear, this is not a sermon or book from Joel Osteen on “how to live your best life now.” However, this is a blog post on how to get to a better version of life, based on a conversation I had with my older brother, successful family…
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No Regrets
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I’ve noticed a common theme these last few weeks. We get comfortable. Comfort numbs us to life. It gives a foothold to fear. It breeds inhibition. And then complacency. Time passes. We turn around and if we haven’t taken advantage of the season, we regret it. We have lost a…