by Brittany Salmon | Jan 16, 2023 | Importance of Prayer – 2023, Love God Greatly Posts |
For a long time, I thought that having a “successful” prayer life would require me to spend hours at a time with the Lord. I thought that to really pray effectively, I needed to get better or improve my prayer time. In my imagination, having a healthy prayer life...
by Brittany Salmon | Dec 9, 2022 | God Who Restores–Advent '22, Love God Greatly Posts |
There is an old hymn that, to me, captures the very heart of Advent and today’s passage: The hymn’s first verse says: Come, Thou long expected Jesus Born to set Thy people free; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in Thee. Israel’s...
by Brittany Salmon | Oct 19, 2022 | Come Lord Jesus Come, Love God Greatly Posts |
When I was little, I remember one of my Sunday school teachers teaching us the story about Jesus ascending into the clouds. She shared how excited she was for Jesus to come again. The story felt other-worldly, and I can still picture felt-board Jesus as she moved Him...
by Brittany Salmon | Aug 19, 2022 | Choosing God, Love God Greatly Posts |
I can remember sitting in Sunday school when I first heard the story of Jacob wrestling with God. I was confused by the idea of a man wrestling with Almighty God and I was even more confused at the purpose of the story. Why did God wrestle with Jacob? Why did Jacob...
by Brittany Salmon | Jul 1, 2022 | Beautifully Surrendered (WOB), Love God Greatly Posts |
When I was in seminary, I worked in a missions office. One of the perks of the job was getting to travel internationally and see what our missionaries were doing in their communities. On one trip, I was in a rural community where the local missionaries and pastors...