LOVe Church Blog

As we near the end of 21 days of prayer, I’m believing what won’t end are the habits of daily prayer and the daily reading of God’s Word that we have developed in our personal lives during this time. One of the most eye-opening things I’ve discovered is that when I’m...

In 1854, the world’s greatest city was gripped by fear. An outbreak of the disease known as Cholera was sweeping across London, England, killing people seemingly at random in a terrifyingly brief window of 24 hours. The randomness was the product of confusion around...

Growing up I was the definition of a strong-willed child. I was also the middle child. And while some middle children describe the frustrations of being ignored and often resentful of the parental attention doted upon the oldest and youngest children, I reveled in my...

A super weird and not very Christian thing that my husband and I do is watch a reality dating show called Love Island (The beginning of that sentence was scary, huh?). Yes, we have a guilty pleasure in watching what are typically “non-Christians” trying to find “love”...

I remember feeling so frustrated in the hospital as the doctors diagnosed my baby girl with Type 1 Diabetes. I knew that Jesus had already bore this awful disease so she wouldn't have to. I knew that by Jesus's stripes she was already healed and that no weapon formed...

If you’ve had a child in our Kids Ministry for any length of time, your side of it likely looks like lollipop sugar highs and incomprehensible fractions of Bible stories. Our side looks like specifically scheduled rotations in each service, each rotation designed for...

I’ve gained this reputation in a lot of my social circles for being “real”. Perhaps it comes from the season of my life where my most common sermon commentary was, “That’s real.” Or perhaps it comes from the fact that I’ve been very vocal about topics that were...

Why does having faith in God have to be so difficult? Why didn’t He just say, “Hard work is the solution to all things”? I mean come on, get real; wouldn’t my life be better if I worked harder at the things I wanted? Hard work has its rewards, no doubt about that....

You remember that point in your life when you were applying for jobs? Your resume was absolutely perfect (after editing it about one hundred times), and you had at least three letters of recommendation rolling in. The day of anticipation finally approached; you...

As my sisters and I started getting older, my family began a new Christmas tradition. Since we were no longer children, we decided that instead of each of us buying every family member a big-item, super expensive gift, we would each draw one name from a hat and would...