• Facing Hardships: Talking Through Anger with God

Facing Hardships: Talking Through Anger with God

Mar 26, 2019|Comments Off on Facing Hardships: Talking Through Anger with God

In the thick of it, seasons of pain and brokenness can feel never-ending. Regardless of whether you’ve been a believer for 20 days or 20 years, these seasons never get any easier to endure, and [...]

  • Making Room for God to Dwell | Mercy Blog

Making Room for God to Dwell

Mar 19, 2019|Comments Off on Making Room for God to Dwell

Have you ever heard the phrase, "You can’t have your cake and eat it too"? Growing up, my mom always used to tell me that silly little phrase to help me understand that I couldn’t [...]

  • Taking Time for Self-Care - Woman Drinking Coffee/Tea Outside

Taking Time for Self-Care

Mar 12, 2019|Comments Off on Taking Time for Self-Care

Self-care is a buzzword we hear a lot nowadays, especially regarding mental health. 2019 has already been deemed as “the year of self-care,” but it’s hard to care for yourself when your overall health isn’t [...]

  • Ask God, Who Gives to All Generously

Ask God, Who Gives to All Generously

Mar 5, 2019|Comments Off on Ask God, Who Gives to All Generously

A few years ago, I sat my then six-year-old son on my lap in the car and let him take the steering wheel as we drove home from the bus stop. I kept my hands [...]

  • Expecting the Amazing Things God Will Do

Expecting the Amazing Things God Will Do

Feb 26, 2019|Comments Off on Expecting the Amazing Things God Will Do

I couldn’t help it, really. Once I saw the changes on their faces, I was hooked. As a volunteer worship leader, I could not wait until my next time to worship with the Mercy girls [...]

  • Insecurity

Insecurity

Feb 19, 2019|Comments Off on Insecurity

Insecurity is dangerous. I don’t think we understand the destructive power that insecurity has, both for ourselves and for others. When considering the power of insecurity, there is one story that comes to mind, the [...]