Category: Faith
Oh Mary…
I plan on spending a lot of quiet time this week. As I approach Easter and all it means, I prepare for the hustle of a hodge podge mix of family and friends to arrive on my doorstep …
On the Subject of Being a Less Crappy Christian
This morning as I lay in bed, my mind kept wandering to something Jen Hatmaker says in her book due out in August…She has an entire chapter dedicated to church people and how to treat one another. It …
It is the Sanctuary
When I was a kid, we had certain terms for the different places in the church building. And the place where the worship service, sermon and big events happened was always called the “Sanctuary”. For thirty three years …
What is Your “Thing”?
This morning I caught about 15 seconds of the news before I changed the channel. There was a person in her early 30s who wrote an article for a newspaper in New York about women and men and …
Friendship in Marriage
Friendship First: When I asked John what he thought the basis of our marriage was, he responded “We were friends first, and it grew from there.” In Genesis 2:18-24 Marriage is Gods idea. From the beginning of time, …
Spiritual Friendships
Spiritual friendships are not typically something girlfriends have conversations about- unless you are already spiritually connected to one of your closest pals. The most important relationship to have spiritually is with the Holy Spirit. The second is with …
Friendships with Non Christians
There are many Scriptures which refer to how to be a friend and Gods expectations for us in our friendships. Lucky for us there are also very clear instructions on what not to do. Most of these things …
Seasonal Friendships
Picking up where we left off last time, I would like to explore seasonal friendships. For everyone, seasons in our lives come and go sometimes without us even noticing what has happened. I remember leaving a job of …
New Friendships
Think of the last 3 conversations you have had with 3 different friends. What did you talk about? *Haircuts? *Clothes? *Handbags? Were your conversations surface junk? Were they shallow and politically correct? Were they in the grand scheme …
January Snow and Friendship
I love the first heavy, fresh fallen snow. It is so clean and beautiful. I try not to mess it up too bad, for as long as I can. I walk the dogs in the same path each …
