Do you agree? Is this the real problem of the Christian life? “The real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not usually look for it. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first […]
"In him, was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness." […]
Baby Jesus came into the world with purpose, to bring his brightest light into the darkest dark. "The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world." -John 1:9 Some people turn away from his light, but by coming He has brought light to the world. Look on any news site right now and […]
It's been a lazy summer. Delightful, easy, carefree and...I don't want it to end! With a light schedule and easy days, there has been less temptation toward frustration in the home. I guess that is why I wasn't prepared for it. I became frustrated and angered very quickly at a situation with […]
Heavy eyelids open to the early morning light. My body is asleep but my mind and soul are awake. For the first time in days, I might have an hour or two alone. Since leaving for vacation in this old RV, I've only found solitude in a bathroom the size of myself. It's worth it. Our […]
It's the day before VBS, folks. My mind is occupied by thoughts of crafts. I will be eyeballs deep in kids, clay and paint this week. Our Vacation Bible School director says it every year. "It's the Lord's Vacation Bible School. If He wants it to go on, He will provide." Every year He does provide […]
I am so happy to have my friend, Kasia Allen, guest writing here today. I had the privilege of getting to know her when she was a young teenager in high school when I first started going to my church. She has grown up, gone to college and moved on to the big city but […]
Each time I drive by this I think of an imaginary place where I turn away from the wasteland of wrong thinking. It's a beautiful dwelling place in my mind where I turn my thinking over to the truths about who Christ is and who I am in Him. It's a plantation where I sew the seeds of […]
Last week I wrote about journeying with The Good Shepherd and how all that we really need is what we already carry around with us...Jesus. I asked the question, "Am I really free to dare to pursue adventures with Christ…dangers and all?" And of course the answer is yes. I...we...are really free to dare to pursue Christ...and […]
My last post, When You Wonder if the Lord Really Shepherds You, was almost a month ago. I had dug up the past...an old post from a couple of years ago in which I shared an entry from my journal and a question: "Does The Shepherd really care for me??" I had not intended for it […]
Advent Joy isn’t shallow or sentimental—it is rooted in the appearing of Christ. When Scripture speaks of Christ being manifested, it means that God has made Himself clearly seen, known, and encountered in order to save. “The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation…” — Titus 2:11, ESV The Child in the manger is the […]
Where do you long for Christ’s Peace to enter your story this week? Or have you given up hope for that? Perhaps it would be good for you and me to remember Jesus' words about the kind of peace He gives. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the […]