When I read the Bible,

I am drawn to the

Invisible Outcasts

because in different seasons of my life, I’ve been one. Still feel like that on some days. And I’m amazed when God--or another person--notices me in the shadows and coaxes me out of hiding.

I am drawn to the

Passionate God-Wrestlers

who bring everything they are into their relationship with God--even when they’re angry at him or feel betrayed by him. A few years ago, my husband gave me boxing gloves and a 70-lb heavy bag to hang in the garage. He thought that might be helpful to my prayer life. Totally was.

I am drawn to the

Storytelling Prophets

because I love it when people talk about what they’re learning--but I love it most when they weave it together with a story. Stories sneak into parts of my heart that facts alone can’t begin to penetrate.

I am drawn to a

Relentlessly Loving God

who never gives up on the people he created. And when a curtain falls between you and God, keeping you from seeing him, keeping you from knowing his love, he’ll (gently or dramatically, all at once or over time)

Tear the Curtain.

Those are the themes that draw me.

And when I step up to the platform,

those are the themes that shape my words.

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