What do you do when discomfort makes you uncomfortable? Discomfort. I'm venturing to say it's no one's favorite word. In fact, Dictionary.com defines the noun discomfort as, an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain or anything that is...

In this month's guest episode I sit down with friend and fellow Iowan, Natalie Ogbourne. I've gotten to know Natalie fairly well over the last three and a half years as we gather online every Monday morning through a prayer group. Natalie's love for God's creation and...

Last Saturday I met some long-time friends for breakfast. We all used to attend church together, but for varying reasons, we've all gone our separate ways. But not in our friendships. A common theme arose among us Saturday morning: life is going by too fast and we...

You don't have to look too far to see how the subject of health is popping up everywhere. In the news, in conversations, on social media, and even in presidential campaigns this year. And let me tell you, I'm here for it. We get one life to live on this earth, and God...

When something, either good or not-so-good, pops up in your life, who do you go to first with it? If it's something wonderful and worthy of celebration, who do you celebrate with first? And if it's something that's not so great--something difficult that arises in your...

Recently I had a beautiful and life-giving conversation with fellow Iowan, Julie Sunne. Julie is an author, a lover of the outdoors, she writes about finding hope amid life's struggles, is a mom and wife and she shines bright for Jesus in this world. Julie's stories...