The joy in coming into agreement with God's Word and will
“ I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As... Continue Reading →
"Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed them by... For they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, "Be of... Continue Reading →
I wrote this last Christmas season, and I have to say, I need to remind myself of this once again! God uses the humble. We all have a role to play!
I absolutely adore watching ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ on TV each year. We have the DVD of course, but there’s just something about watching it in real time with commercials and all that really gets to me. I force, I mean ‘gather’ my boys to the TV with Christmas snacks and hot chocolate – they enjoy it, but I wonder for how long. I ask them if they’ll still watch this with me when they are teenagers, they promise they will.
It’s refreshing to see that after years of editing out the ‘overtly religious’ parts of the show, the network is now showing it (gasp!) in it’s original, unedited format.
My kids laugh their way through the same parts every year, my husband (though he may not admit it) sits down on the couch and joins us. I look on Twitter and see that “Charlie Brown Christmas” is trending –…
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"The secret of a Christians life is that the supernatural becomes natural in him as a result of the grace of God, and the experience of this becomes evident in the practical everyday details of life." Oswald Chambers The SUPER natural becomes natural to us. God's very best becomes the norm. What an amazing idea!... Continue Reading →
"Here is joy that cannot be shaken. Our light can swallow up your darkness: but your darkness cannot now infect our light." C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce The Bible tells us that our adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour (I Peter 5:8). It doesn't say he IS... Continue Reading →
"Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented." And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only... Continue Reading →
"Do I believe I need to be holy? Do I believe that God can come into me and make me holy? If, through your preaching, you convince me that I am unholy, I then resent your preaching. The preaching of the gospel awakens an intense resentment because it is designed to reveal my unholiness, but... Continue Reading →
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 If you were to make a Top Ten list of most quoted Bible verses, I'm almost positive this beloved verse from Romans would be on it. It's a comforting... Continue Reading →
I came across a poem the other day that made me laugh. Not in the sense that it was funny, but in the sense that it was so strange it made me chuckle and cringe all at the same time. It was written by a self-proclaimed "spiritualist" and made it's way into the "Christian" (loose... Continue Reading →
This is such a difficult day. Remembering the events of 13 years ago like they were both an eternity ago and yet some of it feels like yesterday. I'm finding this to be a frustrating day as well. Frustrated at where we are at. Starving for leadership and a way past all this darkness that... Continue Reading →
Into the Foolishness of God 