Ruin Your Kids for the Ordinary Part 1

by Mary | Family Uncaged

I approach this subject from a familial perspective, with children ages 16, 13 and 10. As one who espouses that the first true, genuine, infectious community is the family, I believe that how we demonstrate Jesus to our families in the midst of our culture’s shift...

Even those with family secrets can be set free

by Mary | Family Uncaged, Heal from the past

A while back I had the privilege to talk to an ABC reporter about family secrets, following up on Oprah’s “secret” sister. It surprised me that for most of her life the talk show host hadn’t known about her half-sister. It shows the power of secrets, the shame in...

God has kept you from your reward?

by Mary | Heal from the past

A funny little verse pestered me recently, spoken by King Balak in Numbers 24:11. The context: King Balak panics about all those Israelites nearby, so he asks a prophet, Balaam, to curse them. He figures if Balaam curses them, he’ll have victory over them. The...

France 2: tears and jeers

by ninja | Family Uncaged, Find joy today, Kingdom Uncaged

This is day two of my posts from France. Just reading these tear me up. I’m reminded of the loneliness, the pain. But I’m also reminded of the proximity in Jesus through it all. If you’d like the missing chapter of Thin Places that deals with the...

What one book….

by Mary | Find joy today

Today I asked this question on Twitter and Facebook: What one book most caused/helped you to radically grow in your Christian life? In case you were interested, here is the list. Those with a number after them are ones that more than one person recommended.  Also, I...