Rightly Seeing God Through Praise I was speaking with some women a few days ago about praising God, and one of the things the Holy Spirit was teaching us was that praise brings us to the place where we see God for who He is. When we get to that
It’s not hard to see that we are living in days that look very different than they did even a few short years ago. There’s so much happening in the world that has left us with our share of questions, heaviness, tears, and confusion. And, to be real, we don’t
Work as Worship “Work is an act of worship.” This phrase has radically impacted the way I view all that I do – from the day to day chores around the home, paying the bills, and raising up my two children as a single mom. Serving God through worship isn’t
One of my teachers always says, “Christianity is practice.” This means the more you do what the Bible says, the more its truth begins to take hold and change your heart so that you can regularly live it out, especially when faced with challenges. The Apostle Peter here is
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.