We have so many choices each day. Some are simple: Do I want salad or a PBJ for lunch? Other decisions sound simple but are really much more complex. For instance… The decision to rest in the gospel…or resist it. To move from wasteland to graceland thinking and living. The decision we make there determines whether we […]
I was a young Christian just beginning to serve the church. I had just finished teaching my preschool Sunday School class when I saw the commotion. I went back inside my room because I knew who this child was and what was going on. I knew that she experienced seizures frequently and that her mother was used to handling them. My co-teacher, […]
Heartbreaking mommy moment #?: “Mommy, I’m a dork.” So we have a talk about words. We talk about who we most truly are. How we can believe what God says instead of what our feelings say. In the course of any given week, it is possible for me to hear many self-demeaning statements and other-demeaning statements. At each […]
“I have my forever home! I have been adopted!” I can just imagine what my friend’s adopted daughter was thinking on her way to the U.S. after leaving the Ukraine and at least four years of being an orphan. I remember the long years of waiting with my friend…the praying and the crying…the wondering of […]
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We weave thick vines in and out of and around our circular, amateur base to create a decorative ball. Soon, solar lights will be added to make it a visible yard ornament for the dark fall and winter nights that stretch ahead of us. It seems to be an illustration of our friendship. By now, […]
Do you ever feel ashamed or disappointed that you have lacked faith or confidence in God…or even doubted Him? Our doubts, lack of trust, or weak faith may tempt us to think our faith isn’t strong enough. Let’s look at some scripture passages that might encourage us – even if our faith feels small today. […]