Category archives: Gospel Grace

Jan. 10, 2019 | Holly

The Cultural Call To Love Yourself: Seduction From The Softer Side of Legalism

On my darkest days when I find myself fighting against the voices in my head that tell me I'm not enough, I sure am thankful I don't have to work to outshout them with my own. I'm so thankful I don't have to muster energy convincing myself that I am an amazing woman of worth deserving of love, honor and respect. Read more

March 13, 2018 | Holly

Diving Deep When The World Is Dancing On The Surface

The world is a waltz on the surface of shallow waters where dancers take nothing as seriously as they take themselves. It's a weary troupe masquerading as creatures of strength, living vibrantly on the outside but dying on the inside. Fearful of unmasking the reality of their emptiness, their relationships often suffer more deeply than they are willing to dive. Their only remedy for the pain is to care less. Care less about others, care more about self. Read more

Feb. 20, 2017 | Holly

Taking The Reins: Resolving To Rightly Respond To Relational Dysfunction

When I counsel a woman to take the reins, I'm not counseling her to meet the control of a man with control of her own. Nor am I counseling her with any relational advice to disgengage, though that may be best. I'm counseling her to grab the reins as a redeemed woman and head on a path of light that has her resolved to follow hard after Christ. It's not counsel to lead, it's counsel to follow. Read more