“The Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17) Recently the Lord has brought my mind to rest on these words from Scripture: “…where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.“ Freedom. Freedom from the laws of sin and death. Freedom from bondage. Freedom to […]
Do you know what is the most consistently challenging, humbling and sometimes terrifying thing about parenting? It has to do with this statement: “It is a pedagogical truism that we teach more by what we are than by what we say. Such is the influence of personality. We learn by association with persons.” (Horne, Jesus the Teacher). […]
How do you ‘digest’ 4 years of life with a group of young people? How do you tell them that you’re proud of them? That you may not be with them as much, but you’ll never forget them? That their lives will never cease to be completely precious to you? That watching them grow and […]
I recently enjoyed reading “Treasuring God in Our Traditions” by Noel Piper. It seems that for many in our generation, “tradition” and “traditional” have negative connotations and are almost despised, dirty words. Traditions are really beautiful and meaningful though (especially when they are not binding or heavy!). In these first 3 1/2 years of marriage […]
there are some things you need every day. life without focus, vision, passion is so empty, so miserably hard to get through. a righted perspective, a heart impressed with Christ – now that is fuel for the living. watch this video. the images are powerful. the message is moving. it’s inspiring and it’s truth… i […]
I came upon this passage earlier this week in my personal devotions. Jesus’ words have stuck with me since then… “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But […]
“Mama, I miss you! Mama, I need you!” My 2-year-old’s creative attempts to boycott naptime pull on the heartstrings. She’s yelling from her crib. I’ve fallen for it before – her sweet cries luring me to her bedside rescue. If I pick her up, she doesn’t need me (or comforting) – she “needs” what she […]
{my lilac is coming to life!} {raspberry plant budding!} And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” {Revelation 21:5}
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” {Matthew 5:6} This verse has been brought to my attention over and over during these first few weeks of the new year. First through my Bible-in-a-year reading plan, later when I listened to a series of great sermons by James MacDonald, and […]
“When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world…” There comes a moment when you remember why the long months of aches and awkwardness, back […]
