Nikki in Wonderland

When was the last time you went to a movie and NO ONE TALKED through the entire thing, and no one got up to leave when it was over? For me, just a couple weeks ago. Let's chat about the movie that made me fall in love with films again. Also, on the Christian's love affair with mediocre art and how it's harming artists and our ability to show God to our culture.

SALTY, y'all. I'm real salty about all this stuff with Lauren Daigle. How about you? Let's discuss. And The Grinch and Instant Family...two completely different movies, but man, they both deal with this major part of finding true intimacy with the Lord...

So, life hasn't turned out how you wanted. No American Dream, or insert whatever dream for yourself you had here. The answer inevitibaly becomes, "What now?" I was a certified miserable, unhappy person when I turned 30. I never really believed my life would be peaceful or joyful. But at 40, I AM. Let's get back to some basics of how I really got the Truth of Jesus out of my head and into my heart (well, He did it, really) and began to experience abundant life. It's THERE, my friend. And He wants you to have it. Let me tell you just a piece of my journey that may help. Jesus promised it, and here's how it actually started happening in my life...

How does it really feel to turn 40? Well, I can only speak for myself... And we finish up our three part series on broadening our vision of life with the Lord: talking about a word we use all the time when we pray; a word that holds a key to the big, victorious life Jesus bought for us...

This is really part 2 of a 3 part episode, so be sure you've listend to Ep. 20! What is a life in Christ really meant to be verses what we are actually living? If nothing else, I hope these episodes will inspire you a bit to believe what you were meant for, and what HE deserves. It's not a small life. It's not a powerless life. He is not a small God, nor a powerless one. In part 2, we take a trip down the rabbit hole into the land of 2 priests whose journey did not end well and the vital and sobering lesson that awaits us in it.

So many voices in our culture and world trying to define a successful life. So many decisions we make about family, career, life and we stress about whether it's wrong or right. Here's a piece of scripture that will silence every single one of those voices, except the one that actually matters. Legacy is a powerful thing. What will yours be? What was it meant to be?

Back at it! Going down the rabbit hole to talk the mafia and absolute truth with one of my favorite films. De Niro friends...De Niro is involved. Also a little nod to a scene from Ant Man and well, just some real talk about God showing me some really bad thought patterns I've had since I was a kid. Maybe you can relate...

Announcement! Small changes for summer...

A little homage to my favorite director and two of his films which consistently land on my list of top films ever. Christopher Nolan just makes great films. Intriguing, layered characers who have given me powerful pictures of God's Truth. Sometimes film show us what's possible and sometimes they are warnings...

Let's talk Solo and shrewdness in the Christian life. And, with the teaser from Tom Cruise this week for Top Gun 2, we chat about the character of Maverick and the desire for greatness, and my harrowing tale of flying with the Blue Angels...