Honey From the Rock

*Please note this episode deals with some serious subject matter like abuse, divorce and harm toward others. While these topics are not discussed explicitly, I encourage you to listen with discernment.*

Make sure you've listened to last week's episode before listening to part two!

Emily J. continues to share how the Lord brought her through one of the darkest times in her life: her dad being arrested, convicted, and sent to...

*Please note this episode deals with some serious subject matter like abuse, divorce and harm toward others. While these topics are not discussed explicitly, I encourage you to listen with discernment.*

Forgiveness is something that we all struggle with from time to time. Whether it's forgiving others or ourselves, we're often faced with a command from Jesus that seems difficult at best, and impossible at worst to see thro...

No - the title isn't a misnomer. Guacamole does have a sacred space in my story. The Lord used guacamole to show me that there are places in my life that I have hought would do me deep harm. Yet, in believing Him and trusting His voice, that things that have so deeply wounded us and hurt us (whether by our own hand or the hands of others...) that Jesus can redeem. 

My prayer is this story of healing and care would bless you, en...

Whether you formally observe Lent or not, we are entering into a sobering, serious time where we contemplate the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. And while Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, it's important to take the time to prepare for what the Lord might want to do in our hearts, minds, souls, and spirits. 

Today I've selected seven different groups of Scriptures, all designed to flow together to ...

Discipleship is a long journey on a narrow way. But that doesn't mean it is joyless, soulless, and always horrible. There are times, however, it can feel that way. And when it does, the Bible gives us plenty of ways that we can fight against it. 

One of the best ways is worship and preaching the truth of the Gospel to ourselves. Today, I want to take some time, and encourage you to make some space in your day to worship the Lor...

I am THRILLED about today's episode featuring my dear friend and mentor, Gary Schneeberger. Gary is a seasoned PR Professional with his own PR firm, Roar, he is a husband, step-father, son, brother, friend, and most importantly a faithful follower of Jesus. 

Today, he shares his journey in sobriety, the verses that keep him strong in the Lord, and why his motto, "I am more than my mistakes and less than my accomplishments&...

In today's episode, I'm tackling one of the New Testament's most well known verses: "“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness...for when I am weak then I am strong." But what is rarely talked about is Paul's response to the Lord's revelation that the thorn in his flesh is for the Lord's glory. 

There is power available from Jesus to endure the sufferings and af...

We've all made resolutions to read the Bible more at the beginning of a new year. But soon we find ourselves faltering, hitting a wall, or sometimes feeling convicted and pushing the Word away. 

In this episode, I share how the Lord challenged the motivation behind my goal of reading the Bible in a year. And I talk about how, through Psalm 119, the Lord is answering a prayer He stuck in my heart: how to love the Word more deepl...

C.S. Lewis once said, "Joy is the serious business of heaven." In today's episode, I talk candidly about how putting together today's episode was a challenge, directly related the word the Lord gave me for the year: Joy. 

Whether it's in a season of needing to confess hidden sin before the Lord, and letting Him dig out deep roots or a season of deepening abiding in Jesus...the Lord's joy is available to...

There is power in remembering the Lord's goodness, especially in the struggle, suffering, and difficulty of life. Today, I'm remembering how Jesus has carried me through the most grievous and horrible year of my life. Yet He has showed up in the most amazing and sometimes quiet ways. 

As I look back, I'm asking two questions: What does remembering what the Lord has done provoke in you and me? And in the midst of what ...

Following up from last week, I'm digging deeper in to Mark 6 and why it's so important that Jesus tells the disciples to take courage and not be afraid. 

When life's storms try to swallow us whole, and things seem bleak and difficult, Jesus is with us. He's calling us to courage. To deepen the roots of our faith and trust in Him. He wants us to walk confidently in Him, not in fear, which clouds our vision and tak...

The storms of life are inevitable, but guess what? So is Jesus and His being with us in them. Though there are many times where we can't see Him, discern His presence, or understand why we are going through what we are going through, Jesus is always with us. Because He's promised to never leave us or forsake us. However there are times that our lack of discerning His person or presence comes from a hardening of heart. 

In ...

What are you thankful for? Or in light of what you are facing in life, does it feel close to impossible to be thankful? It's tempting to believe that when life is completely broken or full of betrayal or sorrow that thankfulness feels unimaginable.

But Jesus has shown us a better way.

The night before Jesus was crucified, He instituted the sacrament of Communion. He passed the cup and broke unleavened bread, telling us to eat an...

What does it mean to delight ourselves in the Lord? We love to quote that verse, yet David outlines a way to walk with the Lord, where trust, faithfulness, and commitment play a big part in what it means to delight in the Lord. Today, I'm reminding myself (and you!) that there is delight to be found in the Lord when we trust Him. When we obey Him. When we cultivate faithfulness right where we are.

As we head toward Thanksgiving...

Do you believe that the Lord will bring fruit in your life through affliction?

Today, I'm getting passionate on the podcast as I preach the truth to myself - and you all get to listen. I briefly examine two specific examples in the lives of Leah and Joseph. Both afflicted, though in different ways, they experienced how the Lord saw their suffering and eventually answered them in the midst of it. They both came to a place where ...

Questions of the Day: 

1. How has Jesus shown His love to you this week? 
2. What are you wrestling with that you need to cast on Him and trust Him with the outcome?

Anxiety can cripple me at any given moment with fear about the future. Concern about relationships. Feeling responsible for other people's reactions rather than walking in the peace of the Lord. These are just a few of the examples where anxiety takes over. 

But I&...

In a follow up to last week's episode, I wanted to share some of the lessons the Lord taught me about Himself and His Word. Walking through suffering and affliction isn't easy and the Lord is so gracious and kind in His comfort. However, He also uses these things to deepen our union with Him. 

The Lord has used the things I've walked through to not only help me learn about His grace and mercy, but to expose areas of s...

Please note: today's episode deals with sensitive issues like reproductive complications and infertility. 

What do you do when you when you find out that you won't be able to have children as a single woman?

Today, I'm sharing a part of my story - how Jesus has faithfully walked me through endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, uterine fibroids, and ultimately a hysterectomy at the age of 30. Though I've walk...

Loving the Lord means surrendering to Him every day. Jesus says we can't be His disciple if we don't pick up our cross and deny ourselves. What does this practically look like? What does it mean to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength? Is the Lord expecting perfection?

In today's episode, I talk about why following the Lord doesn't mean perfection, and why the Lord is pleased when we wrestle...