Category: Faith
February & Rest
In scripture, Jesus made sure to take a time-out. He intentionally pulled away from his followers to pray and eat. He spent this time preparing for what would come next. Jesus set the example for re-booting ourselves in …
Sometimes the dirt wears on you and it hurts.
In this weird place I have been thrown in my life, the dirt is coarse and harshly abrasive. My emotions continually get the best of me. Things I have no control over seem to pile up. I …
The Dirt That Lies Beneath: A series on Truth in Life, No Matter What
The Real Dirt. I am so tired. Exhausted, really. I have a glass of iced tea right here, and I am ready to tell the truth. Sometimes, Our lives are so well polished, we don’t even have …
Rest to Take Breath
I recently read a new book by Karen Ehman called Listen Love Repeat. It rocked my world so much I read it three more times, allowing it to sink in. The text is about making a sacrifice …
Approaching Christmas
Approaching Christmas, I am counting down to my favorite things about this coming weekend. Christmas at my parents’ house. Christmas with our own children and grandchildren. Christmas with some very good friends. A movie tradition with my husband. …
How the River of Your Spirit Flows
How deep and wide does your spiritual walk go? Have you ever asked yourself this question? Do you notice your journey doesn’t get shorter? It just expands in width and length. As your spiritual life grows, so do …
Thanksgiving is Eucharisteo
Chara means joy Charis means grace Eucharisteo means gave thanks One root word, building on another, building on another Chara. Charis. Eucharisteo. Thanksgiving from grace from joy. Joy becomes grace which becomes thanksgiving. All translations of root words …
Only the Hardlines of Jesus Count
Recently We have seen people draw hard lines where hard lines don’t belong. Scrolling on our computer screens, we’ve witnessed many changes in popular Christian culture. We have watched evangelists, authors and mentors change their views on worldly …
When My Hope Outshines the Sun
This morning my favorite pen flows quickly, leaving my words illegible. The thoughts which awakened me are more than my racing hand can write. Today I am reminded there is always hope for redemption. There is …
With Much Gratitude and Devotion
This morning, I can breathe again. My heart is beating normally. A dark, heavy cloud has been lifted off my life. We officially transferred our church membership this past weekend. It may not seem like a big deal …
