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Unity: clothed in grace

I have a friend with this habit of thrusting me into awkward situations. I never know when I’ll have a surprise meeting with a stranger, meet five random people at dinner or be swept along to some exclusive event I may or may not be on the guest list for. She genuinely loves life and loves people and I love her for it. At the Christian Alliance for Orphans summit last week we were walking along…

With One Voice – choosing unity over dissonance

My high school voice teacher once chose a particularly challenging piece for me to sing in competition. Bernstein’s I Hate Music is a series of five songs sung from the perspective of a child who hates music but loves to sing. The piece is discordant with harsh sounding phrasing sung in dissonance with the accompaniment. It’s abrupt, unpredictable and awkward to sing – let alone listen to. But…

How the oneness of God points us to unity

Recently I butted heads with a dear friend. We are alike in our passion for serving Jesus but think and operate very differently. Usually we enjoy our different personalities. This was not one of those times. There were tears and frustrations and big feelings. But we love each other and love the Lord even more. So we spoke forgiveness and reconciliation to each other, as we are both deeply…

Join me in studying Galations with the awesome team at If:Equip!

 I love the daily encouragement and focus on the Word of God. The questions are the same each day: If you believe this is true, what does this mean about God? about you? about the world?