Hi A couple of months ago I wrote a guide, "How to Enjoy the Bible Again After Spiritual Abuse (without feeling guilty or getting triggered out of your mind)."If you haven't downloaded that, you'll want to, because my assistant Caroline made it look...
I'm just popping in quickly to wish you a very blessed, peaceful, joyful Resurrection Day as we celebrate our risen Glorious Lord. The Lamb of God was slain for us and rose again for us that we may become sons and daughters of God.Hallelujah!with al...
"Judas Ate Too" has been around for a while. Congratulations to you if you've never heard of it.But some of my readers asked me to address it since it tends to pop up around Good Friday and Resurrection Day time every year. I became passionate about...
Hi ~ On Friday April 28th I’ll be speaking at the Called to Peace Ministries Women's Retreat at the Ridgecrest Conference Center in the Asheville, NC, area. Usually at the CTPM retreats, I speak about some aspect of Untwisting Scriptu...
Hi ~If you’ve read Untwisting Scriptures #4, then you already know what I think about the word “repentance.”If not, here it is:I’ve come to the conclusion that “repentance” is a misleading and all-around unacceptable substitute for the Greek word met...
Wouldn't you say that I look just a little silly in this YouTube cover photo?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh3RbcuceiEI apologize if that felt like clickbait, but for some reason I just couldn't resist.I'm being interviewed there with Anna Harris o...
Hi ~Yesterday I was telling a little story about a hot person in a cold house. If you haven’t read that one yet, I recommend doing it so this one will make sense.I ended it with quoting Paul in Ephesians 3:16-19.He prayed that the people he was writi...
Hi ~Yesterday I talked about separating our emotions from the lies that might be connected with our emotions. Today I’m giving an example that I hope will help you see what I’m talking about.You’ve probably heard someone say, “I know that’s true, but...
Hi ~It’s a super common teaching: Your feelings will lie to you.And you’re supposed to combat your feelings with FACTS and REASON.But all that isn’t in the Bible at all. Nope, not there.You may have been taught that your emotions will lead you astray...
Hi ~When a friend told me the story about the dream she had about Jesus, I asked her to write a guest blog post for me.If you've been reading at Here's the Joy for long, you know that (even though I'm not charismatic, I feel compelled to disclaimer)...