Kyria

Cultivating Meaningful Friendships

Six small-town secrets that lead to authentic relationships

I'm a small town girl. I love connected communities where the beauticians know everyone's business, where men ride their lawn mowers in the 4th of July parade, and where the mayor is also the school bus driver. So I experienced a huge culture shock when ...

Measuring Up

How I learned I didn't need to worry about measuring up

I'm sure the warning signs were there. But I was moving at such a fast pace, I missed them all until the day I woke up totally burned out, with no idea how I got there. Difficult questions ran through my head: Was this what life was supposed to look like? How had things gone so awry? ...

new download

Everyday Evangelism

This downloadable packet from Gifted for Leadership is full of valuable information and practical tips about how to reach people around you through the simplicity of your everyday life.

kyria blog

What Exactly Is Grace?

Too often we think of it a little too cheaply.

Extravagant. Amazing. Cheap.

No, I'm not talking about a great sale at my favorite department store. I'm talking about grace. In Christian circles, we talk about extravagant grace, we sing about amazing grace, we bemoan the problem of "cheap grace." We "say grace" at dinnertime; we sum up its meaning with acronyms (like "God's Riches At Christ's Expense").