Sharla Fritz

This article about a different kind of resolution first appeared on Patheos. Read the intro here and then click to read more! It’s that time again. Time to make New Year’s resolutions. Every year we attempt to write down a list of goals we hope to accomplish. Some of my goals are to do more: […]

How do you view your relationship with the Lord? As a set of dos and don’ts with a judge? Or as a passionate love affair with God? Satan, of course, doesn’t want us to see God as our lover. He wants us to look at God as the rule-giver, stern-judger, and fun-spoiler. He wants you […]

When you hear the phrase “spiritual work,” what do you think of? Attending church? Reading the Bible? Spending hours in prayer? It might surprise you to find out that our true spiritual work is actually something much different. Let me explain. When I was a young teenager, I saw a tract that pictured Judgment Day […]

An old story about a woman who lived on an island in the Pacific illustrates what it means to live like you’re loved. Serita, described by all her neighbors as plain, even homely, walked with shoulders slumped and head bowed. She rarely looked anyone in the eye, seldom laughed in public. One day a man […]