Jesus Blew Up Mary’s Birth Plan
Prepare the way for the Lord. – Isaiah 40:3 “Call your husband and tell him you’re having the baby today,” said …
Prepare the way for the Lord. – Isaiah 40:3 “Call your husband and tell him you’re having the baby today,” said …
My heart is heavy and so naturally I’m doing a lot of thinking about Bruce Willis. As one does. I …
My daughters were scared to go to school on Wednesday because they’re immigrants and someone told them they’d be sent …
We are never spontaneous. Planners we are. Our plans have plans, and we like it that way. But this weekend …
Hey guys, I’m over at my friend Courtney’s blog talking about gratitude, peace, and contentment. And I’m trying not to …
I’ve never attended a church for which Communion was a regularly-occurring thing. Or the Eucharist or the Lord’s Supper. Whatever …
Approximately one million years ago when we dedicated Elliott at church, they asked us to put something together about how …
The other night flying back from San Jose, the unthinkable happened. I was going about my usual business, in full-on …
If your newsfeed is anything like mine, it’s filled with people posting about refugees. Should they or shouldn’t they be …
Well, “my favorite weekend of the year” has come and gone. This year’s Allume conference was as fantastic as ever, so …
This morning I woke up with a line from Office Space repeating in my head. “Corporate-accounts-payable-Nina-speaking…JUST a mo-MENT!” I am Nina. I …
I’m working on my second book right now. (Yes, I realize my first one just released. Apparently, I am a …
Lists. This is that time of the year, when we take stock of our lives and list the old and …
This week at If: Catalyst Lab, I was talking with a friend about something and I thought, hmm, I’d like …
Okay, people, we need to talk about Jen Hatmaker. We must. We get to. The first time I ever heard …
For two years, I struggled to conceive naturally. I counted days, took vitamins, and even stood on my head after …
When we first moved to the Atlanta area and started attending a church with our little preemie babe, they needed …
Do you ever feel like you learn about God’s character through parenting? You look at your own reaction to something …
I’ve come a long way since the Easter Freakout of 2008, when my hair straightener broke and I had to …
#NoShame I write this a lot at the end of tweets. I just downed an entire box of Rainbow Nerds. …
I read a lot of opinions about Noah and decided to go check it out for myself this weekend. Some …
Sometimes on Wednesdays I pretend like we’re having a cup of coffee together and just talking. I call these “WebCam …
“The end of an era.” I’m contemplating a couple of endings this week. How do you feel when things end? …
I love being a parent. I don’t always love parenting. All three of my kids have popped out of whack. …