6 Apps That Help in My Ministry & My Personal Spiritual Life

Apps… we all use them.  One of my favorite things to discover are the apps people are using that are most helpful.  So in that spirit, here are my top…



5 Reasons to Journal & How it Changed Me

Do you journal? For the longest time, I hated journaling.  I wasn’t much for writing.  But there came a point, & I’ve had multiple points like this over the course…



My Vision for Your Family

Do you have a vision for your family? I do.  And I’m guessing my vision for your family isn’t that different from your ultimate vision for your family.  Here’s what…



Does Your Family Look Like This?

Sometimes our family looks like this… And sometimes our family looks like this…   What does your family look like? Your family probably looks different from my family.  And that’s…



“God honors bold prayers because bold prayers honor God.”

Bold Prayers The other day a good friend texted me this quote: “God honors bold prayers because bold prayers honor God.” —Mark Batterson [Tweet “”God honors bold prayers because bold…



Here & Now

A few years ago I came across this song & immediately fell in love with the lyrics.  It speaks of the kind of people we want to be as we…



Happy Birthday to My Beautiful Wife

Today I want to wish my beautiful bride a Happy Birthday! You can too!  Click the link below to tweet her Happy Birthday! [Tweet “Happy Birthday!  @alishalt3”] I’m so lucky…



One New Year’s Resolution Worth Keeping: Fix Your Eyes on Jesus

You may or may not be a fan of New Year’s Resolutions, but here’s one that I think is worth keeping. A few years ago I came across this story…



Advent: God & the Problem of Distance

“…through Christ (God) reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation…” 2 Corinthians 5:18 Meditation Distance is hard. Sometimes we feel distant from people geographically. And that’s…



Advent: Is there room in the inn?

“And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of…