When Darci caught my attention on Instagram we started chatting. We quickly figured out that we live in the same state, and it only took a few messages before we figured out that she's good friends with one of my good friends. We already knew we both loved Jesus and...
How to Love Your Neighbor
How Loving Your Neighbor Will Grow Your Faith
Jennifer is one of those friends who you feel like you've known for years just a few minutes into your first conversation. Maybe it's the Holy Spirit in her that communes so sweetly with others, or maybe it's her attentiveness that makes you feel like she could sit...
Do It Scared
I've knocked on hundreds of my neighbors' doors to invite total strangers into my home for an Open House followed by a women's Bible study. And I've been scared every single time. It does get easier, but it's never easy. Sure, I'm an extrovert, but I fear rejection...
How to Love Your Neighbor During a Natural Disaster
"An unprecedented swarm of deadly nighttime tornadoes tore through several states from Friday, December 10 into Saturday, December 11, leaving a long trail of death and destruction. Search-and-rescue efforts continue; more than 100 are feared dead." This devastating...
5 Christmas Gift Ideas for Your Neighbors
As you’re makin’ a list and checkin’ it twice, don’t forget to add your neighbors! Here are five simple, powerful, and affordable gifts to share the joy of Christmas with the people living around you. Gifts open doors for natural connections that can lead to...
5 Ways to Love Your Neighbor at Christmas
Tis the season to be jolly! Fa la la la la, la la la la! Or is it the season to be busy? Overwhelmed? Overcommitted? Is it the season for celebrating “God with us,” or complaining about others with us in line at the grocery store and the post office? Planning...
How to Love Your Neighbor at Christmas for Introverts
Celebrate the season in your own special way! Whether you're extroverted or introverted, a party animal or party pooper, God has intentionally placed you in your neighborhood to reach your neighbors in your unique way. As long as you are obedient and...
PODCAST “Engaging Your Neighbor: Proximity, Hospitality, and Love”
Have you ever suffered from spiritual nimbyism? It attacks when we fear losing everything we know and love - so we protest, "Not In My Backyard (NIMBY)!" Since Jesus placed neighbors in close proximity and commanded cheerful hospitality, we need to figure out what it...
How to Love Your Neighbor at Work
Guest Post by Peggy Bodde God doesn't divide our days into "sacred" and "secular" blocks of time. In His Kingdom, everything is spiritual. Every moment is an opportunity to show others the love of Christ, in your neighborhood or at your workplace. My dear friend Peggy...
Let’s write some books!
It was 2013 when I was first introduced to this talented, insightful, and godly woman. Blythe Daniel of The Blythe Daniel Agency is super sharp, well connected, and highly respected in the Christian publishing world. She knows this industry inside out, from blogging...