February 2026 Reader. I am so excited to start Born for Deliverance: the Women of Exodus next week; hybrid via Zoom and in the Living Room. Just like with studies before, I feel like the image below. I'm in that little yellow boat on the surface, looking at the tip of the iceberg. I'm excited knowing there is so much to explore beneath the surface. And it’s going to be so beautiful! I do these studies in "real time," directed by what God leads me to and what I discover as I study. So as of...
about 16 hours ago • 2 min read
January 2026 Insights Insights from the work: what clients are navigating, what I’m learning, and ways to keep growing. Reader, I have been feeling battered by the sheer volume of "January being January." You too? What you will find in this email: Why this Enneagram Three is saying "no" to a yearly goal. The List: Which "god" is stealing your time (based on your type)? Three Questions: To help you set your intention for 2026. An Invitation: A free 30-minute session to unpack your answers. The...
5 days ago • 4 min read
January 2026 Reader. Words are fascinating. What a word means to you might mean something entirely different to me! When I was first thinking about the first-ever Illuminate weekend (Feb 27–March 1), I considered calling it an ‘intensive.’ But that sounded just a little bit too… intense. Now, I admit, I am a wee bit intense. I like to think of myself as 'dark chocolate.' (In my opinion, milk belongs in my glass—not in my chocolate.) But I realized ‘Immersion’ was the BETTER word. What I mean...
8 days ago • 4 min read
Juaaury 2026 Reader. Happening tomorrow night! Monday, January 12, is our first Illuminate gathering of the year: In the Beginning. Silly me sent out a link to register that expired last week. Here's the link to register right now. Count me in! It’s a complimentary prelude to our upcoming Exodus Living Room series, but you do not need to be registered for Exodus to join. This evening is open to anyone in the Illuminate community. In the Beginning is a guided check-in to start the year...
23 days ago • 1 min read
Juaaury 2026 Reader. Happening Monday · Free · Live only (not recorded) If you're anything like me, you've had a wee case of the "email fatigue" - and yet, here I am with another email. BUT This Monday night—January 12—is our first Illuminate gathering of the year. In the Beginning. And it's in just 5 days! This evening is a complimentary prelude to our upcoming Exodus Living Room series—but you do not need to be registered for Exodus to attend. It’s open to anyone in the Illuminate...
27 days ago • 1 min read
December 2025 Reader. Happy New Year! Before we dive in, will I be seeing you on January 12 for In the Beginning? It’s a complimentary Illuminate + 9 Lumens gathering (Hybrid: Living Room & Zoom), designed to set the tone for the year ahead and open the way to our next Illuminate Living Room series. If you plan to join via Zoom, you will need to register for the Zoom link. If you’re coming in person, RSVP by replying to this email so I can prepare. Now, about Anna. If this were a Living Room...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
December 2025 Reader. Merry Christmas Over the years, I’ve gotten some interesting questions when people learn that I study and teach about women and Scripture. Why would you do that? Are you a feminist? Are you anti-men? What I think the better question is: When studying women in Scripture, how do you not lose sight of Jesus? Because the moment studying women causes me to lose sight of Jesus, I’ve put it above Him. And He has to be above all things. All of the men and women, Old Testament...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Christmas 2025 Insights Insights from the work: what clients are navigating, what I’m learning, and ways to keep growing. Merry Christmas, Reader, What to expect in this email: A small Christmas gift for you A brief reflection for the turn of the year A free January check-in invitation As the year comes to a close, I want to say thank you for being here, for choosing to receive the 9 Lumens insights, and for sharing this space with me. Whether you’ve worked with me directly or read along...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
December 2025 Reader. Some Christmas songs are so iconic, I get downright cross when someone else tries to cover them. For example, yes, Carrie Underwood sang All Is Well by Michael W. Smith. But I do not even want to hear it. Michael W. Smith’s Christmas album is sacred ground to me. And Whitney Houston’s I Love the Lord from The Preacher’s Wife? Don’t even think about touching it. So when it comes to Mary, the mother of Jesus, I know I may be treading on thin ice here. Is there any other...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
December 2025 Reader. In this second of four in this little mini series on The women whose voices speak around the birth of Jesus, I am going farther back in the story than even I expected. Mainly because, even though I am heading into my eighth year of studying women and Scripture, I have not yet studied Elizabeth. So what you are reading here is research happening in real time. When I first began thinking about this series, I already knew the connection between Mary and her Hebrew name,...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read