Yesterday I gave the following sermon entitled, Restless Heart, at Woodmont Christian Church. We are doing a six-week series on finding a peace to sustain us in this upside down world. It is a longer reflection, but I hope it will land like a balm for your soul.
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Two weeks ago I did something unlikely, spontaneous and exhilarating. I ran the St. Jude Rock and Roll Half Marathon in Nashville to posthumously honor my friend Billy Pirtle. He was one of the most courageous human beings I knew. Around mile marker 3, the light bulb went off. Oh!
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Over the last three months, it has become abundantly clear that I am terrible at waiting. During my book tour, I discovered a lump in my right breast. Suddenly, I found myself on an emotional rollercoaster of waiting for doctor appointments, scans, biopsies, more biopsies, results, healing. And I didn’t
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A couple of weeks ago I was up in New York City for a speaking engagement, and to meet my publishing team at Penguin Random House. In a group conversation, my friend Margaret made a comment that stuck with me: "We all just want to believe there is Something more
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You are invited to a very special "Soulful" event on Valentine's Day! Click through for details!!
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In SOULFULL, I write that our relationships are our spiritual legacy. If Heaven was tallying a report card of my performance, you would see many scenarios where I did not show up with my best self. Tired, stressed, hurt, and self-focused are not favorable conditions for healthy engagement. Like a
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2024! Do you feel a mixture of trepidation, anticipation and hope like I do? There will be moments ahead when our hearts will clutch in fear for those we deeply love. Uncertainty is always lurking but faith will carry us through. God has marvelous things in store. Let’s chase joy!
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Merry Christmas! I gift you a prayer with the hope that it will usher in a deeper, richer, more hopeful experience of Christmas! I'll see you back here in the New Year!
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We each have a role to play in the eternal Christmas story that God is writing and directing. Who have you been cast to play this year? The expansion of love is the purpose. If you still have a breath, God needs you to enter stage left. Choose your starring
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Today marks the beginning of the Christian season of Advent. The early Church carved out four weeks to prepare the mind, body and spirit for that mystical event when God crossed the boundary between heaven and earth to come be with us. On that first Christmas morning, God proved the
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