Something I have been pondering recently is the idea of “becoming.” A beautiful paradox is found in the fact that God came to give us rest, yet also to motivate us towards betterment, maturation, and completion. His unconditional love is found in both acts. He loves us as we are
As I sat down to ponder the beauty of being set apart and following Christ’s example in John 13, I began to thank God for giving me not only His Word, but His Spirit. Then I thought, Is there greater evidence of being “set apart” than to have the Holy
Different countries around the world have differing traditions about when to put up and take down Christmas decorations. In our house, there is always more help for putting the decorations up than taking them down. I think this is because when we take them down, everything needs a good clean,
Do you view your life as if you are on the battlefield, engaging in a full fledged war every day? For years, I lived my life through the lens of rose colored glasses, up until I experienced my first heartbreaking loss (the death of my dad), which triggered a domino
“A place for everything and everything in its place!” That does not describe our home! However, recently we have been trying to get our home more organized. This has involved moving furniture to switch around how rooms are used, building extra storage furniture, and generally everything being all over the
Is it just me, or does loss come in threes? Or maybe fours? It seems that whenever I’ve experienced a significant loss, it’s not long until another one follows. Loss has a way of cutting us deep, of sucking our hope and our joy and any excitement for the future.
“Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself. Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but about the interests of others as well. You should have the
My husband and I sat in the theater spellbound as we watched a beautiful movie that displayed the power of God. A young boy had almost drowned, and the doctor’s told his mama there was no hope for a recovery. That woman of faith stood in front of her
“Thanks for calling customer service. Press 1 for billing, press 2 for … yada yada yada.” Some of my worst moments are when I lose my temper (ridiculous, I know) with the automated customer service robot and yell that “I just need to talk to someone real!” It can be
Psalm 94:14 says, “Certainly the Lᴏʀᴅ does not forsake his people.” Other translations say He won’t reject His people, won’t cast them off, or won’t walk away. I love how Charles Spurgeon, an acclaimed English preacher from the 1800s, put it: “‘The Lord will not cast off his people.’