Shadow loves our walks up the road, but she is happiest when we leave the leash behind. The moment I unclip it, she bounds forward with ears flying, tail wagging, and eyes sparkling with joy. She runs, circles back, runs again, stopping only long enough to look at me as if to say, “Isn’t this […]
Am I hoping for rest more than hoping in the God of rest? Am I hoping that the rest I long for is my goodness instead of GOD BEING MY GOODNESS. How do I really and practically grasp that God is my rest, portion, and peace? The SOURCE of blessing and rest should be my […]
It happened about a little over a year ago. A night when I was getting the kids ready for bed and I just couldn't imagine doing the next day. I couldn't imagine doing the bare minimum let alone the things I felt I was called to be doing in ministry at the time. Just […]
Giotto, di Bondone, Nativity, 1310s Matthew 4:1-4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these […]
Dear friend...do you need rest this weekend? I am thinking over this quote today. Would you join me? "Remember, therefore, it is not your hold of Christ that saves you - it is Christ. It is not your joy in Christ that saves you - it is Christ. It is not even your faith in […]
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 […]