The joy in coming into agreement with God's Word and will
"You are loved harder and longer and more urgently than the ending of any Jane Austen novel." Lisa Jo Baker, Never Unfriended This quote cracked me up. If you've ever read through or watched a Jane Austen story, you know for the most part, it all shakes out in the end. The tangled relationships somehow... Continue Reading →
Our pastor said something at church this morning that really stuck out to me, I jotted it down on the notes section of my phone... (which says a lot, because I barely know how to use the notes section of my phone). He was speaking on evangelism, which at first, made me scrunch up my... Continue Reading →
"Unless you are convinced that in the blood of Jesus when He died on the cross there was included, as a purchase of that blood, your right to a full, Spirit-filled life - unless you are convinced of that, unless you are convinced that it isn't an added, unusual, extra, deluxe something that you have... Continue Reading →
"and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit..." John 15:2 The pruning knife. A much maligned and misunderstood concept for us believers I think. John 15 was always one of my favorite chapters to read, admittedly I didn't really understand much except that Jesus said He was the vine... Continue Reading →
"There s a restlessness within us that cannot be satisfied until we rest fully in God." AW Tozer Rest. It's an evasive thing for many of us today. I've been struck lately at all the verses in the Bible that address it. We are commanded to rest, not only on the Sabbath, but all the... Continue Reading →
Walking though the grocery store yesterday, I felt a little spark of excitement that I experience every year around this time: I saw the jelly beans and little planters of tulips. I look forward to Easter season the way most people look forward to Christmas, and I know you aren't supposed to admit this kind... Continue Reading →
I always joke that I would have been better off living in the past when things weren't as hectic and complicated. When I'm at home, I watch The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie almost religiously. I find the simplicity of it all incredibly relaxing. My husband laughs at me and reminds me Laura... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Patheos.com “Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it. God's saving love in Christ, however, is marked by both radical truthfulness about who... Continue Reading →
"We want flawed. We want imperfect. We want real. And this kind of corduroy rather than polyester faith is a growing and refreshing influence in the world today." Josh Riebeck, Fighting for Authenticity If there is one prevailing topic I read about over and over recently, it is that of living "authentically". It is... Continue Reading →
A 'reboot' of a post I wrote a few years back... I just love Linus. 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... Continue Reading →
Into the Foolishness of God 