Regular Girl

Satan is pretty clever. He knows exactly how to get to us to create enough of a foothold to confuse us, divide us, and try his worst to separate us from God. We have to be vigilant and never let our guard down for his tactics. Listen in as I explore one of the easiest ways he does this work.

If we were to poll the average adult, most of us would probably categorize ourselves as pretty accepting and open-minded. If we're Believers, we might even say we strive to always love others. But does that truly apply to the "least of these"? How about the people who look, think, and act differently than us? What about those whose political affiliations are in stark contrast with our own? In this...

There's a lie that culture tells us about marriage. It's all about how "in love" we are with a person and how they make us feel. What happens when we enter into the everyday routine though? When the honeymoon ends and we find ourselves face to face with a person just as sinful and broken as we are? Listen in as I start to unravel this lie and a better way to approach relationship. 

In today's episode, I begin a thought experiment on what would change if Believer's truly comprehended what it means to live as a co-heir with Christ. What would change if we truly understood what that means to have a royal inheritance? Listen in as I challenge you to move beyond petty slights and offenses to step into what has been promised and sealed through the blood of Jesus.

As someone who spent the majority of my youth trying their hardest to fit into a mold that I was never meant to fit into, I wish someone had lovingly taken me to the side to drill this into my head. God created us all very uniquely, with a specific purpose in mind for us. If we spend our whole lives trying to manipulate ourselves to look and act in a way we were never intended to, we've sadly miss...

If you really want to get me on a roll, get me started about health & wellness. More specifically, diet culture. We are a people set free and yet, many of us have put ourselves back in chains. Diet and body shame is not just a health issue, it's a heart issue. Listen in to this very important episode that just might change your life. 

In order for God to create the universe, He had to be there before it's creation. Kind of hard to wrap your head around that one, isn't it? Although the creation of everything was a long, long time ago, this can and should give us tremendous comfort and reassurance that our surrender to Him is in very safe hands. Listen in as we discuss. 

The grocery store was undergoing a major renovation, which meant the aisles were all out of order and nothing was where I was used to it being. Then, the gym changed early morning staffing, which meant it opened later. And then....we could probably go on and on with a list full of inconveniences to complain about. Sometimes we don't need to voice the complaint. Rather, we need a reframe. Tune in a...

One of the most life-giving and faith building exercises I ever participated in was reading the Bible from cover to cover in chronological order. More than half of the Bible is comprised of the Old Testament. Why is that and why should everyone take this practice on? Tune in to find out. 

Hebrews 10:26-39 delivers a stern warning about deliberate sin for those who have heard and accepted the truth of the Gospel. What are we to make of this and what are we being called to? Tune in to listen! 

"You will seek me and find m e when you seek me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13  Many of us have heard this verse, but do we really get what it means? If we look at our lives, do we see the evidence of God's hand on us through the way we live and interact with others? Do we see the fruit of our salvation and proof that we are continually being sanctified? Tune in to today's' episode as w...

If you want to turn everyone off, talk about sin. It's definitely a topic that can make even the most devout and faithful servants to God squirm in their seats. But do we really get it? Do we really understand why sin is so bad? Listen in as I discuss. 

In today's episode, we find our friend Jeremiah confined in chains when the Lord speaks to Him. I have never been bound in chains, but I can't imagine it's comfortable. I can only compare it to my figurative chains in life and how uncomfortable that has been. I'm certain we've all had times of struggle where we just felt stuck with no easy way out of it. Listen in as we explore the blessing that c...

Today, what are your prayers about? How do they elevate His Kingdom? How do they further His Kingdom? Are they furthering your relationship with Him? Your hunger for Him? Your thirst? Your reliance on and intimacy with Him? Have you praised Him? Tune in as I talk through one way we get it wrong about God.

Over and over and over again, the Lord has a way of showing me how I continue to put my trust in things I can see. If I'm honest, those things give me security and so I hoard all of my resources like time, money, and knowledge. I believe we all have a way of doing this, but as always, God commands us to live differently. Tune in as we explore what God urges us to do instead.

There are parts of the Bible that I think I could read over and over and still come no closer to understanding what the words actually mean or reveal about God. I feel so lost sometimes, but wouldn't you know God always provides rescue. Tune in to explore what just one part of the Old Testament revealed to me about God's character. 

The phrase “show me your friends and I’ll show you your future” is not just a profound and figurative statement. The people we associate with and activities we pursue are laying the groundwork for our future selves. Listen in as we explore how this relates to how God sees us.

One day I was holding my baby boy, the one who looked to me for everything up until then, and he reached for Daddy like I was chopped liver. My heart broke. Nothing quite feels like the day we realize we’re second, especially when we’ve given nothing but our best. Reading through Ezekiel, I had to look at multiple translations to ensure I was reading it correctly. Could God be crushed by His peopl...

When we think through the commands that God issues for His people, it's easy to think that Christianity is just a bunch of rules. When we learn more about God's character, I hope we can begin to see those rules are lovingly issued to give us life, keep us healthy, and bring us closer to our Father. What about Sabbath though? Why should we Sabbath and how on Earth do we do this? Tune in to find out...

There are so many things that God has called me to do that are so contrary to the type of person I am and have been. The things I often feel Him ask me to do are hardly ever things that come naturally to me. How did I become this person? The person who washes the feet of my dying Mother-in-Law or is able to feel an incredible peace when I wake up and find I can no longer walk without the assistanc...

One of the hardest parts of Christianity is recognizing that Jesus died for all of us, even the ones who hurt us as deeply as they did. In spite of the sins we have and will commit, He chose crucifixion for us and at some point, we must confront ourselves with a question. Is the hurt we're holding onto greater than the sacrifice of Jesus to free us from it? Tune in as we talk through this and more...

Like an old suitcase stored on the top shelf of my closet, there were some things tucked away in my heart that needed my attention. On this episode, we begin to explore what forgiveness is actually meant to do.

Have you ever felt misunderstood? Been blamed for things you weren't responsible for doing? What if all the things we've blamed God for are actually just some big misunderstanding? Tune in to listen as we unwrap this gift. 

There are things in our lives that just aren't good for us. We know it deep in our guts and yet, something compels us to hold onto those things, keeping them far longer than we should ever have kept them. In today's episode, I'm talking about this stuff and why it's so important we get it out. Tune in to listen!

The older I get, the more value I see in simply not always saying the thing I want to say. Sometimes, silence says more than any word could. It's also been in my silence that I've grown closer to God in learning more about Him. In the listening, what can we hear Him say?