Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s Barbie movie was the most inspirational blockbuster for me since ‘Wonder Woman’. There, I said it. 

Yes, I am a follower of Jesus. Yes, I believe in the beauty of marriage and the significance of motherhood. No, I don’t agree with every single aspect of the film. 

Borrowing a concept from Andy Crouch in his book Culture Making, as a Christian, it’s easy to arrogantly condemn culture, quickly copy culture, or mindlessly consume culture, but my hope here is to bring a dialogue around the issues that the film attempts to address. If you want to see Barbie but are met with the thought that you might be “betraying your Christian faith,” I hope in sharing my perspective, you can find freedom to check out the movie for yourself and draw your own conclusion.  

We define what Christian music is supposed to sound like. I think that's where we've got it wrong. God is not in a box. There can be a beautiful blend of what mainstream music sounds like and the authenticity of serving Jesus.

Based on all the hype surrounding Wonder Woman (starring Gal Gadot from the Fast and the Furious franchise), I expected to feel empowered and inspired as a woman. That, I did.

I never expected, however, to be glued to my seat for over two hours, seeing one biblical truth after another being portrayed flawlessly on screen.

It’s currently two days before my due date for Baby #4. This pregnancy has definitely been more of a whirlwind than all my past pregnancies, what, with three preschoolers and with a new hat I put on this fall: homeschooling mom.

Here are three important lessons that I learned during the course of my fourth pregnancy.

Moses and I were two months away from marriage and we sat in a park discussing our future: our pending marriage and my career.

I had no doubt that God was calling us to be married, but knowing that only added to my confusion. God, if You truly wanted us to be together, why would our careers clash like this?