Ever shown up at the wrong place? How about when you wrote down the wrong time...or day? Yep, me too! No worries, Friend. You're in the right place at the right time today.

Pour yourself a cup of Joe and join me for an up-close reading of John 4. This is one story we're gonna want all those details, I promise.

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Here's a small excerpt:

"And that’s where we find our Walmart Woman at the Well when she meets up with the man she didn’t realize she was looking for all along. She wasn’t supposed to be at the well at that time. And Jesus? Well, He wasn’t supposed to be there either…at all. Not then, not ever."

And we’re back! Back into the swing of another week, minus the fireworks. And speaking of fireworks, let’s continue that vacation story from last week. Because just like how fireworks leave a slew of debris, I found some residue remaining deep within my soul as well.

Pour yourself a cup and let’s chat about those gentle invitations of the heart. Three questions that introduced me to our guest these next few weeks. You might already know her, so join me as we peek into John 4.

www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: "But Jesus? Verse 4 says, “He had to go.” Oh, Friend, He did not “have to go.” He chose to go. He chose the taboo, the cultural no-no. But it wasn’t about stickin’ it to the man or taking a geographical “shortcut.” It was about her, the woman. About her heart, her soul, her purpose, her worth, her story, her…just her. Her healing, her revelation. Her.”

After a month away from the mic, I'm back!

Let’s pick up where we left off with another day-brightening conversation and cup of coffee. Join me for an up-close look at our most recent family vacay. I’ll spill the tea on all those curveballs, eyerolls, and gentle invitations from the One who knows a thing or two about family dynamics.

www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: "Because here’s the thing, it’s never about Walmart curbside service. It’s about a very good God using the most wild circumstances or events as a catalyst to reveal more: more about you, more about me, more about Him.”

Twelve. It’s the number of conversations we’ve had about Sabbath. I gotta admit, I’m not hating that. But total honesty? Sabbath sometimes feels like a lot of work, and that’s exactly why I’ve saved Hebrews 4:9 until our final chat.

So, let’s pour one last cup of coffee and talk about how we can possibly add one.more.thing (Sabbath) to our plates. (Spoiler alert: It’s not really an add-on.) Join me for a final chat in our Summer of Sabbath series.

www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: "A Sabbath-rest in Hebrews 4:9 is a finished, completed, “no assembly required” rest, as in salvation. A Sabbath-rest absent of earning-potential. A “Jesus Paid It All” rest. Where God’s work stops, ours doesn’t begin.”

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A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend!

My “to-do” list is currently winning the war against my “done” list. You too? It’s tempting in these moments to criticize and berate myself, as if my entire value is tied to a Post-It note of crossed-off priorities. Lord, help us!

We might as well talk about it because we all do it. Yep, we attach our value to what we do, our identity to our work. Join me in our “Summer of Sabbath” where we'll chat about our identity rooted in rest, not work. We’ll peek at the dream and reality of Genesis 1-3.

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Here’s a small excerpt: "It’s a temptation to turn away from our God-given identity as a human BEING in exchange for our man-made identity as a human DOING. And we’ve been hard at work ever since trying to convince ourselves and the world around us that we’re valuable, important, and worth it.”

A Summer of Sabbath Replay Episode! Enjoy, my Friend!

What’s your go-to boredom buster? Let me guess, you don’t have time to be bored! Oh, but Friend, we do and we are.

Boring spots? Yep, these are the empty spaces, the gaps, between our flurry of activities. We’re not exactly comfortable with boring, empty spaces…in our schedules or our hearts. Cue Sabbath!

Join me as we chat through our discomfort and desperate desire to cram life full-to-the-brim! We’ll settle in and sit still with Psalm 46:10.

www.glordinary.com Here’s a small excerpt: "Sabbath allows the luxury of discomfort in those empty spaces, allows room for boredom to bubble up. What might God uncover in us if we stopped covering up all the empty spaces…even for one day a week?”

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