Hooked: A Christian Response to Porn Addiction
A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of co-hosting a webinar with Luke Gilkerson of Covenant Eyes. Our topic was about pornography addiction and how the church can…
The Joy of Knowing Sara Frankl
I hope you’ll forgive me for deferring from official DGM business with a post about my friend and incredible woman, Sara Frankl. I first met Sara online about 3 years…
My Response to the Naysayers
A little over a year ago, I agreed to be interviewed for a secular women’s magazine. The reporter presented the article to me in such a way that they were…
It is For Freedom : Excerpt from Dirty Girls Come Clean
Greeting, my friends. Independence Day is one of my favorite times of the year. I am so very proud to be an American and am so very thankful for the…
To Never Feel Like Her Again
Last weekend I had the opportunity to hold a book signing at a church in Nevada. A great community of people who exemplify grace to the broken and downtrodden. As…
Cleaning Up After the Elephants
We often get fixated on the elephant. The big pink elephants that stomp around the rooms of our lives. You know which ones I am talking about. It’s the ones…
You Are More
Watch and listen to this new song by Tenth Avenue North. In a culture that doesn’t ever seem to understand our struggles, this band always seems to “get it” with…
Some Books Are Meant to Get Dirty
It’s rare that I’ll post video blogs. Even more rare that I record myself talking for 10 minutes (my talking voice is not my favorite thing). But today, I want…
One Word 2011: Ready
I have jumped on the bandwagon of One Word 2011. My beautiful friend Alece Ronzino has challenged us to choose one word to focus on throughout the year. And hopefully…
From the Desk of Crystal Renaud
How’s that for an official heading? Funny, in that I actually don’t have a desk at home. But anyways . . . I wrote a post earlier this week as…