Jessica LaGrone
Jessica LaGrone is the Dean of the Chapel at Asbury Theological Seminary, where she leads an amazingly creative team of musicians, worship leaders and servants, prayer warriors, and Levites,
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Viruses, politics, and our besetting sins
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by
Use Your Roar.
Today, I’m sharing space with Angie Suich, director of The Mosaic Center in Evans, Georgia. She combines good history with good biblical memory to give good wisdom for such a
A little mid-winter encouragement
Cloudy skies and rain for weeks. Trump/ Biden/ Bernie. Coronavirus. Stock prices. Tornadoes. Seasonal affective disorder. The season of higher rates of death for older adults. UMC death throes. It
Chosen: Shannon’s Story
This week, I’m posting some stories of people whose lives have been transformed as they’ve embraced the ways they’ve been chosen by God. This one is the story of Shannon
The Danger of Distraction (and how to find your holy “yes”)
I wonder if there has ever been a climate so ripe for distraction. So much information coming at us from every possible lit-up screen. We are distracted by social media,
Stop listening to the demon of regret (part two).
In a previous post, we explored the damage caused by the demon of regret. We noted that the mindset of regret can steal our peace by casting illusions, then making
Stop listening to the demon of regret (part one).
FoMO is a social media-induced acronym that popped up a few years ago. A Time article defines FoMO (fear of missing out) as ‘‘the uneasy and sometimes all-consuming feeling that
Waiting in the Valley of Perseverance
Three days ago, I’d never heard of a rover called Opportunity or the Valley of Perseverance. I first heard about it from the Holy Spirit himself. I’m in one of
The horror of giving up control (or, how I learned the gift of surrender, part two)
My last post ended with this question: In what area of your life do you need to loosen up and let go of control? To answer that question, we first
Trust God (and other things I learned from a penny).
Maybe you have heard me tell the story of my pennies. About six years ago I started finding them everywhere. The first time it happened was just about the time
Pray To Be Dangerous.
Most of us have a desire to make a difference. George Barna, a Christian sociologist, conducted a study asking folks about their commitment to making a difference in the world.
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