Category: Jesus
The Second Thing I Learned in the Desert
When it comes to people, always guard your heart. Always. You can never hide from God, and even though you may try, you cannot hide from your own ugly truths. When you are hot, tired and emotional, your …
Gratitude as a Gift
Gratitude. By definition, it is “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and return kindness” By heart, it is something that can make you soar with joy, and as quickly throw you into the depths …
The Santa Lie…and that other guy.
When I was young, I believed in Santa. Not in the way that most kids did. I new there was a story behind the big fat elf, and I knew the various versions of it all led back …
Be the Christ in Christmas
Keeping the Christ in Christmas is not the only important thing to remember this holiday season. Gasp. I really just said that. For Christians everywhere, it tends to get frustrating to see our traditional celebrations cut down or …
Christian Mean Girls
We have all seen it happen. Maybe we have been on the receiving end of it, maybe we were the perpetrator. That moment when a “good Christian woman” turns into a mean girl. It happens to everyone in …
It Can Be Well, With Your Soul
“It is well, With my soul It is well, it is well with my soul When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to …
Public or Private?
With recent events in my life unfolding I have taken a step back to really evaluate myself and what people see in me. I have to admit, I have my flaws. I can only be responsible for …
They cannot hear you if their stomachs are growling…
In Matthew 25:31-46, we are given the final judgment. In Matthew 28:16-20, we are given the Great Commission. “Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they …
The Flying Geese
I was driving towards home one day, when the sun was low in the sky, setting it all on fire with beautiful colors of pink, red, purple and blue. I was mezmerized by the beauty before …
There Was That One Weekend….
I don’t even know how to express the importance of Women’s Christian Community . I don’t know how to paint a picture of it either. Then there was that one weekend…. My heart was pounding with excitement, …
