“Are we there yet?” That blessed, universal question every parent loves to hear 23 minutes into a 600-mile road trip. It’s gonna be a long day, friends! Yep, we’ve reached the halfway point of our series, “It’s a Psalm 23-Kinda Day.” And, well…it’s about to take a turn.

Join me as we round the bend into a deeper (and darker) part of our Psalm 23 journey. Yet, the deeper the valley, the deeper the relationship can build. May Psalm 23:4 bring comfort as I share a glimpse into my “valley of the shadow of death." Valleys aren’t usually our favorite part of the journey. Let’s walk it together.

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Here’s a small excerpt: “Friend, for nine months, I walked THROUGH the valley, until I walked out. I didn’t walk out with a son, but I did walk out with something else… my bedrock belief that He.is.good. It’s why I so readily refer to Him as the Good Shepherd because the depth of my relationship with Christ was forged in the depth of that valley.”

Ever feel like sometimes no matter what you do, you keep getting turned around? (Uh-huh.) It's easy to feel like we're just spinning our wheels and getting nowhere. Turns out, Psalm 23:3 has something to say about that. We'll continue our series, “It’s a Psalm 23-Kinda Day," as we chat about steadying ourselves when life twists and turns.

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Here’s a small excerpt: “I began to think about all the times He’s led me, guided me in circles of righteousness. And wow, do those circles look odd? They haven’t always been easy, enjoyable, or even welcomed. I don’t always understand the circles He’s guiding me to take, and sometimes I step off that path for a minute. Yet, even in those moments, those cycles if you will, the Shepherd is always right there…even when it may not feel like He is.”

Don't you love awkward conversations? Oh, for sure, me too. (Eye roll.) Yet, part of being a good friend is navigating those oh-so-fun talks you'd rather opt out of having.

So, let's talk election and why you matter in this short, BONUS episode.

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Here's an excerpt:

"We cannot base good and evil on our own standards, or, hear me, even on our empathy, because we are subjective and easily swayed. We must have a constant, not a variable, when defining good and evil. Otherwise, we will be influenced by those who call evil, good and good, evil. Without using the Word as our final, foundational authority, we as Christians might confuse compassion with conformity and call evil, good and good, evil."