Flip the Switch
A challenge to adjust our perspective on security, with guidance for parents on how to lovingly train up children from a place of security rather than fear.
Writer · Biblical counselor · Editor, Leading Grace
Carri Mikkelsen
Carri Mikkelsen is a writer, biblical counselor, and the editor of Leading Grace, the magazine of the Free Grace Alliance. She helps women embrace grace and live securely in their identity in Christ through every season of life.
Recent writing
All writing →I Think I Can
"The Little Engine That Could" tells us to believe in ourselves. A bike ride on the San Juan Islands taught Carri a different lesson about grace: God never meant us to climb the hills on our own willpower.
Growth
Lessons from the garden on spiritual growth: our growth isn't automatic. Abiding in Christ gives the Holy Spirit the right soil, light, climate, and pruning to work with.
Hope for the New Year
“Messy, Messy, Messy.” These are the famous words of Professor Hinkle the magician from Frosty the Snowman. These words summarize how many people around me feel about getting a living Christmas tree. They take work and…
To Run or Engage
It was not snowy today, but it was a brisk fall bike ride. As I rode down the beautiful bike trail I saw a deer on my right. I slowed down a bit, but the deer jumped right in front of me to the other side of the path…
Resistance
I find myself thinking maybe something is wrong with me if I can not seem to make my life easier where I am at or that if I were a stronger person I would find a solution to make all the hard things in life fall into a…
Speaking
Topics & invitations →Who am I now? Identity through life's seasons
Marriage, motherhood, ministry, an empty nest — how God's grace anchors our identity when our roles change.
The Lure: how Americanism hooks you
Recognizing the cultural assumptions that quietly compete with the gospel.
Flip the switch
Security in Christ, and how parents can lovingly train their children from a place of security instead of fear.
Recent talks
Identity in Christ Through Every Season
Marriage, motherhood, ministry, an empty nest — how God's grace anchors our identity when our roles and sense of purpose shift.
The Lure: A Look Into How Americanism Hooks You
A workshop on recognizing the cultural assumptions of Americanism that quietly compete with the gospel.
2024 Free Grace Alliance USA Conference
Carri spoke at the 2024 FGA USA Conference.
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Reading
Recommended books
Books that have shaped Carri's understanding of grace and the Christian life.
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Carri's writing, counseling, and teaching are supported by friends who believe the message of grace should be clear and accessible for everyone, everywhere. If her ministry has encouraged you, would you consider partnering with her?