Recently, Mark and I were able to share our story of redemption on the Gritty podcast.  If you missed it, I encourage you to listen especially if you are feeling ashamed of anything you have done, are doing, or are struggling with in your marriage.  As painful as it is, one of the ways God brings us to himself is through our utter failures, those things we are forced to face with just ourselves and God.             If one person, hears just one thing from me today, I want it to be this.              Your marriage is worth fighting for.              You might be in an ugly place, it might…

The battle that is waging right now is fierce, at least it is in my little circle.   I would guess that if you are a Christ follower, you feel the battle too.  It seems that in every sphere, evil is invading, chaos is creeping in, and my first inclination is to escape, to retreat as quickly as possible to my life of ease and comfort. For our real “struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” I did not sign up for any of this and…