Advent. It is one of my favorite times of the year. A season so full of anticipation that it spills over and I find myself anticipating the season itself. Forcing myself to appreciate each day, I make myself finish Thanksgiving before busting out the Christmas tree and advent wreath, but as soon as it's over,… Continue reading Wonder-Full Wanderings
Category: Devotional
A weary world…rejoices
Sometimes a good day starts with a simple choice before you even get out of bed that it's going to be a good day no matter what happens. This past week has been one in which sin and its impact on the world has been making itself very clear. From personal issues all the way… Continue reading A weary world…rejoices
Consider Jesus. {just write – day 9}
The words jump off the page and hit me right in the heart. "Therefore ... consider Jesus." (Hebrews 3:1) Suddenly I understand the words a few paragraphs later that describe God's Word as a "two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit... discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)… Continue reading Consider Jesus. {just write – day 9}
Repeat the Sounding Joy
I have a lot of friends who are hurting this Christmas season. Broken...abused...challenged...confused. Each day as I am reminded of their situations and prompted to pray, one thing I pray for, is joy. We hear that word through many Christmas songs... especially "Joy to the World" but what about when joy doesn't seem to come… Continue reading Repeat the Sounding Joy
Walking in the Light
I don't watch much television. There's no specific reason except that I just never really have and lately if I do, I'm catching up via an app on my ipad. This is true to the point that I didn't even think twice about just completely unhooking my TV and putting it in the spare room… Continue reading Walking in the Light
Clubs Raised and Ready to Fight
A few times throughout this last week, I've seen stories in Scripture that seem to have a common thread of fighting with God in some way. The first was a podcast I listened to that had a very unique take on the Garden of Gethsemene scene as people came seeking Jesus to kill him. The… Continue reading Clubs Raised and Ready to Fight
Today, I Made the Rocks Keep Quiet
As I finished preparations yesterday for BaseCamp this weekend, I was reminded of a passage near the end of Luke. We're talking about worship and praising God for the amazing God that He is. The story in Luke takes place on what we commonly know as "Palm Sunday". Jesus is entering Jerusalem and the crowds… Continue reading Today, I Made the Rocks Keep Quiet
A Fresh Perspective
Do you ever find yourself reading a familiar verse and not giving it much thought because you've heard it SO many times. Whether it's John 3:16 or Psalm 23, you see it and you kind of just skim past. I hope I'm not alone in this. Proverbs 3:5-6 can sometimes be one of those verses… Continue reading A Fresh Perspective
Hope {A Confident Heart}
Hope. I believe that HOPE is essential to our very being... just as necessary as food and shelter. The scary thing is that when I look around our world, it seems like "hopeful" is not a word many use to describe how they feel about life. The writer of Lamentations understood what it meant to… Continue reading Hope {A Confident Heart}
The God Who Sees Me
As I read through the story of Sarah and Abraham to prepare for the study I'm leading on Wednesday nights, I was also caught by the story of Hagar. Hagar was Sarah's maidservant that was forced to have a child with Abraham by Sarah and Abraham. She did have a child, but as we can… Continue reading The God Who Sees Me
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