Learning to Trust God Along the Way Rules. There are a lot of them, don’t you think? It seems the world bombards us with them as soon as we’ve mastered the transition from sitting up
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Category: Christian Living
The Mystery of Living in the Heart of Love
. . . Can it be all we need is love? What if living love really can change the world? Debated by theologians, scholars, songwriters, and eternal dreamers like me, the enormity of this question
Read moreThe Bible: It’s More Than Just Noah’s Ark
“Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up unto salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” 1 Peter 2:2-3 (ESV) Reading the Bible helps
Read moreNature’s Sermon
Paul Stutzman wrote as he thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, “How often we witness a scene of great beauty but don’t comprehend what we see. A beautiful sunset, a bright full moon, brilliant stars on a
Read moreBiblically Literate?
This past Fall, I was invited to a women’s Bible study based on A Jesus Shaped Life, a book by Dr. Lisa Harper. Her goal for the study was to increase our understanding of theology
Read moreA Life Well-Lived
Just 100 Words This past Fall, we had over a dozen deaths at our church – spouses, children, and other family members. In one particularly difficult week, three funerals were held at the church. Ministering
Read moreOh Look What the Lord has Done
Oh look what the Lord has done. I love this proclamation. You know why? Because I have bragging rights. Boasting in a Mighty God who’s done great things. Do you have bragging rights in a
Read moreGod’s Not Yet
God’s Not Yet God’s not yet. We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Our prayer requests are good. We believe them to be godly. They aren’t necessarily selfish. We feel they align with God’s will and
Read moreComfort Cloggers – Blocking the Flow of God
It’s January and time for the annual fast at church. I’m not going to lie, this year feels uncomfortable, like a war, and I’m not winning! The comforts of my everyday life have created a
Read moreNew Beginnings in a New Year
This New Year has me thinking about new beginnings. Do you ever wish you could have a new beginning—a do over? I sometimes wish I could go back to when I was 17 (knowing what
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