Have you ever felt like a horrible person? A horrible mom? A horrible friend? Two days ago, I was a horrible mom for a second — or, truthfully, for about 2-hours. My son said to me, “I can’t tell you the things I tell daddy! I’m not telling you anything!!” My insides boiled at this comment; my son had hit a nerve. All I want is for my son to know he can share anything with me. I want to be close to him. I want him to know I am safe. But now he’s saying I am not good enough and that I am not safe. Ahh!!! I felt panic…

When I walk, I am not scared of bugs. I know I walk above them. When I walk though my front yard, I don’t consider what bugs may be underground; I just walk. I am not afraid, I go! I walk above problems. I walk over scary things. I move, anyway. To be above what lurks, is a big deal. It means you walk fearlessly. Do you realize that we sit above the mayhem of the world? “And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus…” (Eph. 2:6) “Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself…

What do we do when we can’t seem to trust? When worry hits us in the gut? I can’t say I have all the answers. There are some moments when the fear of what could be, or what isn’t, or what hasn’t — comes in like a flood. There are also moments where worst case scenarios have overtaken me. God knows, I am not perfect and life is hard. Situations get hard. People get hard. At the same time, these verses serve as an anchor on those hard sorts of days: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in…

I don’t like feeling in need. I like to have everything together. I like being the strong one. I like having the right word for the right person at the right time. I like giving. I like handling things well. I like knowing what my day holds. I like convenience. I like knowing what is happening. Knowing things makes me feel good. Having a handle on life makes me feel comfortable. But, is comfort what Jesus was after? I bet many of the disciples didn’t feel comfortable when they left their fishing business behind to follow Jesus. I bet Paul felt anything but comfortable when he fell off that horse…

I say after a scrumptious dinner to my friend, “Let me get those dishes for you.” I then proceed to clean the whole table, scrub every dish, get everything dried off and put into place. Pans are cleaned. Pots are put back away. That friend looks up and says, “Thanks, Kelly.” Yet, for another friend, on a different night, I do the same thing. Her response? “Wow, Kelly. You are amazing. I feel so loved and so appreciated. I am so thankful. I am so touched.” What’s the difference? The difference is loving people the way they feel loved. After reading the book, The Five Love Languages, I learned there…

I said to the pilot, “What is the best learning you have from flying high in the skies?” His answer, “There is always, always, sun above the rain clouds. If it looks dark and dim when you take off, you just have to go higher. There, the sun is bright!” The man had a point. What he said was not only a lesson in the natural, but in the spiritual. Above every dark cloud of uncertainty about the future, above every relational problems, above financial concerns, above health issues, remains the Son. The glorious, bright and ever awe-inspiring Son. When we fly higher than problems, we see Him. The Sovereign One…

This week on social media, Leanna Crawford announced that her boyfriend–NBA player–Cody Zeller proposed to her. The announcement was made on social media with a video of Cody getting down on one knee on top of a mountain. Watch the video here. “WE ARE GETTING MARRIED!” Leanna posted along with several pictures. “She said yes!!!” Cody posted on his Instagram page. Leanna Crawford made her debut in Christian music in 2018 with the release of her hit EP Crazy Beautiful You. Since then, she’s released a self-titled EP and multiple singles, including her Christmas cover of Amy Grant’s song “Breath Of Heaven (Mary’s Song).” Keep an eye on NewReleaseToday.com to…

This week, TobyMac was featured on Good Morning America to talk about his new album Life After Death and how the death of his son Truett influenced the record. When asked how the death of his son affected his faith, Toby responded, “It rocked it for a while. I didn’t walk away, I just kind of made a deal with God. I go, ‘I’m going to trust you through this. I’m going to try.’ I gave Him a chance, is how I say it. It might be a little dishonoring, I don’t mean it to be, but I gave Him a chance. And in that time, He was kind.” TobyMac’s…

Multi-platinum artist TobyMac’s greatly anticipated seventh studio recording, Life After Death, is now available everywhere. People and Billboard were the first print magazines to interview the seven-time GRAMMY® winner ahead of the album’s release date, and ABC’s Good Morning America will broadcast his first exclusive TV interview in nearly three years on Monday, August 22. Life After Death features 15 tracks, including previously released songs “21 Years” and “Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight),” which went #1 on five charts, including the Billboard Christian Audience chart, and held on to #1 at Hot AC for 13 consecutive weeks. Also featured is “Promised Land,” the 3rd most added song at…

Two-time GRAMMY Award® winner, multi-GMA Dove Award® winner, and multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter Zach Williams announces the release of his new album, A Hundred Highways. The anticipated 15-track project, his latest in three years, officially drops on September 30 (Sony Music/Provident Entertainment) and is now available for pre-order/pre-add here. Additionally, a limited number of signed CDs are available for pre-order. Find out more here. From start to finish, A Hundred Highways is Williams’ faith on full display, each song built on the cornerstone of his unchanging love for Jesus. “This record feels more like me than anything else I’ve done,” Williams shares. “It’s the most ‘Zach’ record I’ve made. I wasn’t…