A Simple Way to Develop a Deeper Understanding of God's Love

A Simple Way to Develop a Deeper Understanding of God's Love

…I know it’s completely appropriate for me to sing to God in this way, but for God to sing such words of passion to me—simple, humble, human Carina? He really loves me this much? He really adores me? It felt almost sacrilegious to believe that He would sing to me like this…

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Praying This Bible Verse Transformed My Experience Of God's Love

Praying This Bible Verse Transformed My Experience Of God's Love

Do you know God loves you but struggle to feel it?

I can relate.

I remember driving home from church one dark winter night in my twenties, my heart troubled by my lack of experience of God’s love on an emotional level. I knew God loved me, but sometimes, inside, I felt as cold as the shimmering snowbanks flying by my car. I longed to actually feel, warmly and deeply, God’s love…

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Is There Fall in Heaven?

Is There Fall in Heaven?

I adore fall time. I love it so much, in fact, that I like to say in Heaven I’m going to have a house that is surrounded by a perpetually autumn landscape. Recently, I was joking with a friend about my future autumnal home, and this question arose: If fall, as wonderful as it is, is a season of loss and decay, could there actually be fall in Heaven?⁠

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When You Don't Recognize Your Gifts

When You Don't Recognize Your Gifts

I stood at the baggage claim in the Sacramento airport, praying that my duffle would magically materialize. After flying all night, I was exhausted. I still had a two-hour drive ahead of me, and I wanted nothing more than to collect my luggage and get on with my journey. Finally, after watching the carousel rumble by for the 100th time, I accepted that my bag had not arrived…

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What God Showed Me when I was Feeling Weary, Dry, and Weak

What God Showed Me when I was Feeling Weary, Dry, and Weak

My soul was thirsty, dry, and weak. I felt like I’d been put through a wringer and every last molecule of moisture had been wicked away.

For years I struggled with a chronic condition, and for years I ached for a breakthrough. After yet another disappointment, I was weary from the effort, the wondering, and the waiting…

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