When Faith Feels Complicated: The Complete Faith & Reflection Toolkit

I could finally name the ache

I used to skip journaling because every prompt felt like a sermon. I have had this toolkit about six weeks and I open it after the kids are in bed. The Scripture-rooted questions let me write the disappointment without dressing it up. I still skip a day now and then, and that feels allowed. I used to skip journaling because every prompt felt like a sermon. I have had this toolkit about six weeks and I open it after the kids are in bed. The Scripture-rooted questions let me write the disappointment without dressing... I used to skip journaling because every prompt felt like a sermon. I have had this toolkit about six weeks and I open it after the kids are in bed. The Scripture-rooted questions let me write the disappointment without dressing it up. I still skip a day now and then, and that feels allowed. Read more

Short prayers on the hard days

Church left me quiet for a long time. I keep the prayer cards in my Bible cover. On a rough Tuesday I read one out loud in the car before work. It is not a whole quiet time, just a few honest lines. I wish a couple were even shorter, but they get me talking to God again. Church left me quiet for a long time. I keep the prayer cards in my Bible cover. On a rough Tuesday I read one out loud in the car before work. It is not a whole quiet time, just a... Church left me quiet for a long time. I keep the prayer cards in my Bible cover. On a rough Tuesday I read one out loud in the car before work. It is not a whole quiet time, just a few honest lines. I wish a couple were even shorter, but they get me talking to God again. Read more

Faith in sentences that sound like me

I bought this after months of sitting in the back row and saying nothing. The workbook asked me to put belief in my own words, which felt scary. I have filled maybe a third of it. Seeing my handwriting next to a verse made God feel nearer than a polished answer ever did. I bought this after months of sitting in the back row and saying nothing. The workbook asked me to put belief in my own words, which felt scary. I have filled maybe a third of it. Seeing my handwriting next... I bought this after months of sitting in the back row and saying nothing. The workbook asked me to put belief in my own words, which felt scary. I have filled maybe a third of it. Seeing my handwriting next to a verse made God feel nearer than a polished answer ever did. Read more

Boundaries without the guilt spiral

I used to say yes to every ministry ask and then resent it. The phrase guide gave me gentler language for limits I already knew I needed. I printed two pages and keep them in a drawer. Using them with my small group still feels awkward, but I am practicing. I used to say yes to every ministry ask and then resent it. The phrase guide gave me gentler language for limits I already knew I needed. I printed two pages and keep them in a drawer. Using them with... I used to say yes to every ministry ask and then resent it. The phrase guide gave me gentler language for limits I already knew I needed. I printed two pages and keep them in a drawer. Using them with my small group still feels awkward, but I am practicing. Read more

No rush to finish the sixty days

I started the journal in January and I am still on week three, which used to make me quit. The prompts wait. I write when doubt is loud and leave the page when I am tired. That slow return to prayer is the first thing that has felt kind in a while. I started the journal in January and I am still on week three, which used to make me quit. The prompts wait. I write when doubt is loud and leave the page when I am tired. That slow return to... I started the journal in January and I am still on week three, which used to make me quit. The prompts wait. I write when doubt is loud and leave the page when I am tired. That slow return to prayer is the first thing that has felt kind in a while. Read more