The joy in coming into agreement with God's Word and will
"Do not call me Naomi (i.e., pleasant or sweet), call me Mara (i.e., bitter), for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the Lord has afflicted me (i.e., testified against me) and the Almighty has brought calamity... Continue Reading →
Photo courtesy: PinterestThere's a funny car insurance commercial floating around where an elderly woman is proudly posting her photos "to her wall" but instead of Facebook, she's just pinning them to her actual wall. Her friend comes in and tells her she's doing it wrong by proclaiming "that's not how this works... that's not how... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite Jesus girls, Lisa Whittle posted something today that had me smacking my desk at work and nodding a big "uhh huh... yes ma'am" out loud. (I was on a distracted Instagram break... I know nobody ever does that.) "Here's what I've realized. People can do hard things without God. But we... Continue Reading →
When I was a teenager, my friends and I took part in our city's production of the Passion Play during Easter week. We practiced for months for the week long performances in which we were part of the crowd that both welcomed and condemned Jesus. We began by waving palm branches and finished with the... Continue Reading →
Easter week. Holy Week. My favorite holiday and my favorite celebration. In the same way we observe advent, I think the time before Easter deserves our attention and willingness to quiet ourselves to hear with clear minds the story that changed everything. Our lives are not very conducive to this message, however, and the gospel... Continue Reading →
March is a funny month, in like a lion, out like a lamb and all that... we here in Colorado enjoy warm days and blizzards all in one weekend at times. I'm a seasonal girl, I love the flow of one season to the next, and I get as excited for fall as I do... Continue Reading →
"The world screams "You are enough" and we are desperate to believe it. But being enough is different from being worthy and valuable. We are beautiful people flawed to the core, but deeply worthy of love and of priceless value to our Creator God... every one. Jesus has no favorites. So to say "without You... Continue Reading →
"If I could just... -Figure out (A,B,C) -Follow through on (all the goals) -Get (so and so) to (do such and such) -Perform (certain action) and receive (certain result) Does this sound familiar? I'm realizing the deeper I go and the more I grow with Jesus just how deeply ingrained these law-abiding beliefs are in... Continue Reading →
"It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to." WC Fields Conservative. Liberal. Classical liberal. Evangelical. I was reading a comment thread where people were arguing the virtues and vices of all these labels we take on or give out. On and on it went, everyone arguing in circles about "what does it... Continue Reading →
A little reminder that God can do crazy things when we stop being Negative Nancy's... I just love this little excerpt from AW Tozer on how the Lord doesn't necessarily need us, but oh how He wants us to join up with Him in miraculous works! Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great... Continue Reading →
Into the Foolishness of God 