The Writing Life
Do Males Read Female Authors?
Not as much as you might think—enough that I once tried to publish under “A. J.” to hide my gender.
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Calling & Your Lane
How to Become a Chaplain in a Weekend
Forty hours opens a door to new places to minister to people in pain.
Workplace Prayer
Hearing from God in Business
On intuition, discernment, and hearing the Lord in a business context.
Hearing God
Is the Bible About Us, or About God?
What the verbs in the Bible reveal.
Rest, Time & Hurry
What’s the Deal with the Weaned Child in Psalm 131?
Resting with God from choice, not need.
Hearing God
When I Tried to Obey God and It Didn’t Work Out
On (maybe) hearing wrong, changing course, and the freedom to do due diligence, then decide.
The Writing Life
How Do You Leave Home Long Enough to Go to a Conference?
On feeling indispensable, paying the price … and the conference that left me transformed.
Origin Story
Experiments in Prayer: Origin Story, Part 7
From the Prayer Refresh to Workplace Prayer, a podcast, and a publishing house: the ecosystem we built, and why I'm here now.
Origin Story
It Might Be Me, But It’s Probably God, Origin Story, Part 6
How I learned to recognize God's voice (and to give myself grace for the times I missed it).
Origin Story
Pay Someone to Pray for Me? Origin Story, Part 5
The contrarian advice that started a new ministry—and the objections (and ethics) I had to work through first.
Origin Story
Could I Ask God for a Business Idea? Origin Story, Part 4
I’d never once had an idea for business. So I asked God for one—and he answered. Abundantly!
Origin Story
More Prayer This Month Than Last Month: Origin Story, Part 3
Every time I tried to pray for my people, perfectionism made me quit. The goal that finally freed me, and turned prayer into a habit.