Tabitha Caplinger

"Life's full of tough choices, idn't it?"- Ursula, Disney's The Little Mermaid. Life is full of choices. Some are small, like do I want...

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. For...

I work as a freelance editor, coach, and marketing strategist. I’ve also run multiple businesses, and I’ve been a teacher in various...

What does it mean to Live Chosen? As I reflected on this question, I found I struggled to find the answer. On the surface, it seems...

Finding the balance between perseverance and surrender. The best advice always sounds so simple, even obvious. When you hear it, you feel...

I was raised in the church. I have more pastors in my family than not. I understand calling and I know what it is like to try to do...

Have you ever felt like life is a contradiction? Charles Dickens's famous line from "The Tale of Two Cities" might ring true for you: "It...

Growing up, I wouldn’t have described myself as the runt of the litter, but I was definitely on the small side. My parents recognized...

I have been a published author for almost five years now and it’s still surreal to think about. When I first started my writing journey,...

Living Chosen Through Storytelling I wrote my first story in kindergarten. I don’t remember what it was about, but it was probably a...

For years, I would have told you that living chosen meant proving myself. To me, it meant being “set apart” through meticulously good...

For twenty years--give or take--my husband and I were youth pastors. Watching our former students grow into their purpose has been a joy...

When I first started writing stories, I struggled with where this part of my life fit in with the rest. I was a youth pastor. I thought...

Most of us who grew up in church can recite John 3:16. But what about the verses after… “For God so loved the world, that he gave his...

The older we get the more we learn. Hopefully, at least. With age comes wisdom, and with experience comes maturity, and the longer we...

"A great reformation and revival--it will happen the same way the early Christians conquered Rome. Their program consisted largely of two...

"He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he...

"God won’t create a life for you in which he is useless." - Pastor Daniel Floyd In the Bible there is this doozie of a story, you can...

The Relic is a piece I wrote a while back to try my hand at flash fiction and I kind of dig it. Enjoy! Adelind was two episodes, three...

In the gospels of Matthew and Mark we find Jesus, when asked what is the greatest commandment, to say, “‘Love the Lord your God with all...