But beyond these, my son, be warned: there is no end to the making of many books (Eccl. 12:12 HCSB). If Solomon were parenting today he might have said it this way, "There is no end to the making of many books, articles, blog posts, twe...

I stared at my computer for a long time. After reading about the Ashley Madison scandal that is currently sending shockwaves through our culture (anyone else feeling like it's a train wreck? It's hard to look away!), I learned that you coul...

We are a culture of advocates. Perhaps more than ever before, it's trendy to latch on to a cause and passionately declare our support through colored ribbons, memes, and virtual thumbs up. While I love to see us standing up for truth with p...

This year I turned 35. When I was a teenager, thirty seemed ancient. But as I crest the hill of my mid-thirties, I can assure you I won't be picking out a retirement home any time soon. I'm just getting warmed up. In fact, my thirties have been s...

News flash: Scientists say modern teenagers have grown another appendage. Well, those are not their exact findings, but close. A recent Pew Research Study shows what any of us who have tried to look a teenager in the eye recently alr...

I know that I'm not supposed to be. I've heard all of the lines about how God wins. I've sung the words plenty, "If our God is for us, then who can ever stop us." I know that I'm supposed to "fear not" and yet, in these times, I have to won...

It's my birthday! You can tell by the twenty candles on my cake. Nope, I'm not actually turning twenty (again!). I'm not celebrating my physical birthday; I'm celebrating my spiritual birthday. Twenty years ago this month, I walked an aisle in...

Easter 2015 was particularly memorable for the Davis clan. We had new baby sheep on our little farm, and I got the bright idea to take one of those sweet little lambs to our Easter celebration at my mom's house. Nothing says Easter like ki...

Don't you just love a free trial—a no-strings attached chance to try something out before you shell out your hard-earned cash? Most of us do. Is it a good idea to enjoy a free trial without the commitment of a permanent arrangement? ...

A herd of antelopes grazes together on an African plain. There are so many of them that they are calm and relaxed, drawing a false sense of security from their numbers. They do not scan the horizon for predators. No one stands guard. They s...

After a fruitless ten-year war against the city of Troy, the Greeks come up with a strategy to secure their place in the pages of history. They construct a massive horse designed to hide an elite force of their best fighters. The rest of th...

I hate waiting. We all do. Waiting for God to move can feel especially uncomfortable. When I've prayed and do not yet see God's hand at work, I tend to get squirmy. Did He hear me? Will He answer? Will these circumstances ever change? ...

"Marriage Under Fire" "Government to Hear Testimony on the Re-Definition of Marriage" "Biblical Definition of Marriage Questioned" Nope. I didn't rip these headlines from today's blog roll. Not yesterday's either. Yes, I know they are an accu...

Fasting is the spiritual discipline of denying ourselves of something (typically food) to feast on the things of God. I explored some reasons to fast in yesterday's post. Perhaps you sense the Lord is leading you to fast. You may be thinking, Now wh...

Mark 9 contains a story I’ve read a zillion times before. Jesus and His inner circle were coming down from the mountain where they had experienced the transfiguration and making their way toward joining the other disciples. While Jesus, P...

Ladies' Bible studies are a staple in most of our churches. That's a good thing! Titus 2:3–5 tells us that it is God's design that women teach God's Word to each other. But have you ever wondered what those closest to you really think about yo...

When speaking to parents and leaders of teenagers, I often hear a version of this question: "There is a girl in my church (or a group of girls) who wear totally inappropriate clothes to church. What do I say to her?" Here's my response ....

When speaking to parents and leaders of teenagers, I often hear a version of this question: "There is a girl in my church (or a group of girls) who wear totally inappropriate clothes to church. What do I say to her?" Here's my response ....

Are you a New Year's resolution maker? I'm not. Over the years, I've found the tradition of vowing to change at the start of the New Year to be an exercise in disappointment. Every year, my diets fail, my habits stay the same, and my resolutio...

It's been reduced to a cardboard sign held up at the edge of the wrestling ring or a mantra for frenzied NFL fans. We assume everyone already knows it. It's a verse so well worn that it seems to have lost some of its luster. But we...

I've been praying for Santa and his wife, Mrs. Claus. I've invited them to church. They say they'd come if they just weren't so busy. They own a small business that seems to eat up all of their free time. I've shared my faith with them before, and t...

"Hello, my name is Erin, and my parents are divorced." Sometimes, I feel like I'm a member of a club that I can't get out of, even if I fail to pay my dues. It's the Adult Child of Divorce Club, and there are times when being a member is no picnic. ...

My mom's crockpot corn (yum!). My granny's cranberry salad (yuck!). My Aunt Rhonda's pumpkin cake (double yum!). All of these will make an appearance at my family's Thanksgiving table this year. But those yummy dishes will be chased by a harder pill...

First things first, I believe the Bible calls all of us into ministry. As followers of Christ, sharing the gospel (Mark 16:15), making disciples (Matt. 28:19), and caring for those in need (Matt. 25:35–40) are tasks assigned to all of us. ...

Editor's Note: This is Day 14 of our 15-Day Heart Prep series for True Woman '14. Don't miss a thing at True Woman '14. Get the True Woman '14 App to keep updated with bonus material, schedules, maps, speaker information, resources, and more! T...

My six-year-old is easily embarrassed. If his hair is going haywire or he makes a mistake in front of others, it is likely to result in tears. When he's really embarrassed, he has a habit of finding a corner or a piece of furniture under which he ca...

Every good gardener knows that you can't chop weeds. Try to go after those buggers with a weed eater, and you'll get nowhere in a hurry. You've got to rip weeds up by the roots. Otherwise, they will just keep coming back and when they do, they're bo...

Is your sin really hiding in your junk drawer? I've got a junk drawer so full of junk that it is renting storage space from three other drawers. I can't see the top of my washing machine. It is covered in soap, rags, laundry baskets, and ...

$241,080 According to the USDA, that's how much it costs to raise a child (not including college). I don't have an extra quarter of a million dollars sitting around. Do you? Kids are expensive. The culture loves to remind us of this fact. Baby ...

Enhance your summer reading with a True Woman book. The entire line is on sale this month. Hey ladies! I'm giddy to announce the release of my latest book, Connected: Curing the Pandemic of Everyone Feeling Alone Together. It's about loneliness, and it's the most personal thing I've ever written. I also know from months of traveling the country interviewing women like you that it might also be the most needed. Loneliness is a pandemic among us. But God's Word holds the vaccine. Here's a taste of the deep truth I found . . . Polishing Up the Golden Rule In Matthew 7, Jesus is teaching important principles about our…

Women at home rocking tea-length dresses, frilly aprons, and adorable high heels, vacuuming with an Electrolux vacuum, while their 2.5 children play quietly nearby . . . Is this the picture of perfect womanhood? If you listen to the cultu...

Drop this word into a room full of women and you're sure to ignite a firestorm . . . Feminism. On the surface level, feminism looks benign. If feminism is simply the advocacy for women's rights based on the idea that we are equal to men, I'...

I've been to eight women's conferences in the last three months. I've got the t-shirts to prove it. As a Bible teacher, I have the privilege of attending lots of these events to speak. I meet beautiful women with hearts full to the brim with a desir...

We don’t want to cut back on ministry outreaches in the year ahead, so we’re asking the Lord to provide at least $435,000 by the end of this month. Will you help? Two of my three sons have bad kidneys. That means that since my first ult...

It was a very dark day for one momma. Her only son was dead. She had already buried his daddy. Her heart was broken. Her family was gone. She was destitute. Luke tells the story this way, Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain,...

Come worship Christ and learn how to live in His fullness with thousands of your sisters at True Woman '14 in Indianapolis on October 9–11. Only 23 days left for early registration. Yesterday, I wrote about the character of God in His own w...

Come worship Christ and learn how to live in His fullness with thousands of your sisters at True Woman '14 in Indianapolis on October 9–11. Only 24 days left for early registration. Take off your sandals (or boots as may be the case this co...

Come worship Christ and learn how to live in His fullness with thousands of your sisters at True Woman '14 in Indianapolis on October 9–11. Only 24 days left for early registration. Take off your sandals (or boots as may be the case this co...

Last month, I stumbled upon a raw nerve. My post, "Why I'm Not the Room Mom" ignited a response I did not anticipate. Some of you responded that you were encouraged by the post to draw healthy boundaries with your time and family. Hooray! That was my ...

Valentine's Day has come and gone. Our blood sugar has spiked from all of that chocolate and some of us never received what we were actually craving—someone else's love. I'd like to propose a radical change. Instead of labeling February ...

I send store-bought valentines to my son's school. There. I said it. I don't stencil names onto fancy pieces of cardboard. I don't hot glue the perfect candy heart message onto cardstock. I don't bake heart-shaped cookies from scratch. I...

I've got a secret that can keep rivers of tears from being shed in 2014. It can stop angry outbursts in their tracks. It can put an end to stewing, sniveling, and navel-gazing. It is a secret that can insulate you from so much in the year ahead. A...

Yesterday, I challenged you to resolve to put God's Truth into action in 2014. I gave you five action steps based on the Truths Nancy writes about in Lies Women Believe. Here are five more ways you can live out God's Truth in 2014. I will wave th...

What is it about a new year that makes us all want to call for a massive "do over"? We collectively vow to shed a few pounds, save a few pennies, and ditch the nasty habits that plagued us the year before. Resolve to put God's Truth into action. B...

When I was only twelve weeks along with my first-born son, the doctor called us with some devastating news. The baby’s tiny bladder was blocked, meaning he couldn’t process amniotic fluid and wasn’t expected to survive the pregnancy...

We're celebrating God's faithfulness here on the True Woman blog with some of our favorite posts from 2013. We trust these posts will help you start your year off with a God-centered focus. I pen these words a few days after a bomber took out an eight...

The book of 1 Samuel records a great battle between the people of God, the Israelites, and one of their fiercest enemies, the Philistines. Israel lost 4,000 men on the battlefield in a single day. In the face of such crushing defeat, the elders of Is...

'Tis the season to be hospitable. One thing I love about the Christmas season is we tend to look over the fences that so often separate us from those near by and say, "Come on in." We host Christmas parties and dinners. We blow up the airbeds and s...

These days my thoughts have drifted to the Pilgrims. We tend to romanticize that first Thanksgiving. We imagine happy Pilgrims sitting over steaming plates of food and kindly asking their Indian guests to "please pass the potatoes." It's all so qu...

I've always been a "good girl." Straight A student. Rarely in trouble. Picked the right college, the right fella, the right outfit. You get the idea. Turning my life over to Jesus ripped my story into two halves: life before Him and life after ...