Books

Awards

2011 Associated Church Press “Best of the Christian Press,” Feature Article category

2012 Associated Church Press “Best of the Christian Press,” Feature Article category

2012 Evangelical Press Association “Higher Goals Award,” Freelance Article category

2012 Evangelical Press Association “Higher Goals Award,” Critical Review category

2015 Evangelical Press Association “Higher Goals Award,” General Article category

Books

From Risk to Resilience: How Empowering Young Women Can Change Everything

(Herald Press, July 2019)

Development experts agree that educating and empowering women is the most effective way to combat extreme poverty, slash child mortality rates, stem the tide of HIV/AIDS and the orphan crisis, and build healthy, sustainable communities where people can live in dignity and safety. But first, women have to survive childhood and navigate the minefield of adolescence. The years between twelve and twenty-one and particularly crucial. From Risk to Resilience illuminates common dangers adolescent girls face, delves into the biblical theology surrounding the oppression and empowerment of women and girls, and provides practical ways to empower young women, whether they live on the other side of the world or the other side of the house.

Don’t Hide your Light Under a Laundry Basket! 150 Bright Ideas for Wannabe World-Changers

When your world is dominated by dirty diapers, the fair distribution of animal crackers and nightly battles over proper dental hygiene, it’s easy to feel as if your unique gifts and callings have been swept aside like those stale Cheerios collecting dust bunnies under the kitchen table. Moms with a passion for missions, social justice, and evangelism may even feel like their families are “hampering” their ministry, though few would dare admit it. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Don’t Hide Your Light Under a Laundry Basket: 101 Bright Ideas for Wannabe World-Changers is packed with creative ideas that will help women tap into their passions and leverage their influence for the good of the world and the glory of God—even if they have a baby strapped to their chest and a toddler clinging to their knees.

Busting the Motherhood Myth

“Godly womanhood isn’t about being conformed to the image of the Proverbs 31 Woman. Godly womanhood is about being transformed in the image of Christ.” Mother’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to love on our moms, but it can also be a very painful holiday for those who don’t have children, or who have a difficult relationship with their mother, or whose lives don’t fit the fantasy mom trope the card companies peddle. This mini-book delves deep into the Bible, dismantling the myths that keep women enslaved to false expectations, and freeing them to focus on the one thing needful: being a disciple of Jesus.

Called Out: Kingdom Living for Missional Teens

God didn’t create people to just lounge around in a garden, napping in the sun and popping grapes. We were made to be active agents in creation, God’s ambassadors to the world! This theologically-rich curriculum traces the missional meta-narrative woven throughout scripture, from creation and the call of Abraham, to Christ’s revolutionary kingdom and the Spirit-empowered church. Students will be equipped with practical ideas on how to live purposefully as part of the body of Christ, and challenged to go “all in,” developing their gifts and pursuing God’s calling on their life.

Everbloom: Stories of Deeply Rooted and Transformed Lives

Be inspired by the transforming power of story. Through the pain, loss, beauty and redemption in these pages, you’ll find freedom in Christ and the courage to embrace your own story. The women of Redbud know the importance of spiritual shelter, and how easy it becomes to feel alone and misunderstood. In the Everbloom collection they offer essays, stories and poetry: intensely personal accounts of transformation, and the journeys to find their own voices. Best of all, they invite you to join them, with writing prompts that encourage a response of honesty, faith and imagination. Accept the invitation: set out on the journey to find your own voice.

Other Publications

Arise

CBE Scroll

The Christian Post

ChurchLeaders.com

The Covenant Companion

Covenant Home Altar

Duluth News Tribune

FullFill

Geez Magazine

Her.Meneutics

Living North