09 Above the Circumstances: What to Do When You are Sinking March 08, 2026 A friend sent me a quote this week from pastor and teacher Chuck Swindoll: “Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the Christian life to be lived above the circumstances?” It really got me thinking so I’d like to dissect this…
08 Keep Knocking: What to Do When God Says “Wait” or “Not Yet” February 28, 2026 We don’t like to wait. Fast shipping. Credit cards that let you buy now, pay later. Fast food. Fast… everything. In Western culture, waiting feels like punishment. Delay feels like denial. And when we bring this mindset to prayer,…
07 Love Who I Am – When You’re Struggling to See Yourself Through God’s Eyes February 22, 2026 In response to Allison Eide’s “Love Who I Am” You can listen to the song here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQxgjNPC044 This week I am returning to Allison Eide and her heartfelt lyrics that represent what so many are going…
06 Abide in Me: What Carefree Feels Like When You Stop Performing February 15, 2026 I’ve been listening to Rend Collective for years. Back when I had 5 acres to mow, I’d blast their songs through my headphones and shout the lyrics over the roar of the mower. Their music is usually loud, energetic, full…
05 The Castle of Performance: When You Believe You’re Forgiven But Still Live Like You’re Not (Part 3) February 09, 2026 From Performance to Presence: Lowering the Drawbridge In Part 1, we identified the gap between believing you’re forgiven and actually living forgiven – and how performance-based faith keeps God at a distance. In Part…
04 The Castle of Performance: When You Believe You’re Forgiven But Still Live Like You’re Not (Part 2) February 03, 2026 The Rooms God Can’t Enter (Until You Let Him) In Part 1, we explored how it’s possible to believe you’re forgiven while still living as though God is distant, disappointed, or merely tolerant of…
03 The Castle of Performance: When You Believe You’re Forgiven But Still Live Like You’re Not (Part 1) January 29, 2026 You can say all the right things about grace and still live under the weight of performance. You can believe God forgives you and still treat Him like a disappointed parent you’re trying to…
02 The Story You’ll Tell: When God Doesn’t Answer the Way You Expected In response to Nightbirde’s song “The Story I’ll Tell” January 18th, 2026 If you haven’t heard of Jane Marczewski – known as Nightbirde – let me tell you about someone who understood what it means to sing praise while your body is…
When God Feels Silent: A Word to the Generation Asking “Why?” In response to Allison Eide’s “Why, Why, Why” January 15, 2026 I recently ran across a song while listening to a playlist in Amazon Music. She’s a new artist – Allison Eide and her song “why why why” (https://youtu.be/onfCfXVRH0A?si=VWyuh_baKGYyYoXT) captures what so many young…
Welcome to the Do You Live in a Castle Blog I don’t write because I have it all figured out. I write because I’m still in the middle of the journey—still discovering rooms in my own castle, still learning what it means to trust God when His timing doesn’t match mine, still figuring out how…