One of my goals for 2012 was to do another "31 Days of..." series on my blog similar to the "31 Days of Hope"series I did October/November of 2010. I've been contemplating the last few weeks what I might want to do it on. For a while I was intently focused on the names of… Continue reading 31 Days of Imperfection {Day 1}
Tag: grace
Put Jesus On Like a Wedding Dress
Last night at lifegroup we all found ourselves in awe of how well our passage for the night (James 4) tied in with Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. We talked about the desires that battle with in us (vs 1-3), submitting ourselves to God and resisting the devil (vs 7), about grieving our… Continue reading Put Jesus On Like a Wedding Dress
Persecution of A Different Kind
Our prison simulation for the high school students ended over 65 hours ago... yet my mind and heart continue to process that experience. I wasn't even one of the prisoners, but it had a great impact on me. The struggle I'm having is in asking myself the question: "HOW is this going to impact me?" … Continue reading Persecution of A Different Kind
My Changing View of Grace
Living in grace doesn't give me an excuse to do whatever I want simply because "God will forgive me.", but it also removes my excuses to live a cautious, risk-less life. Grace calls me to action. Grace gives courage to try, even if failure may follow. Grace is not about having it 'right', but rather… Continue reading My Changing View of Grace
The Walls that Divide
This afternoon, I found myself thinking about a lot of things. Mostly... about the walls that often divide us... walls in schools, homes, churches, friendships, and more. These walls often come from areas of pain in our individual lives. Following is a musical response I wrote this afternoon... not perfect... recorded only on my computer… Continue reading The Walls that Divide
In the Little things…
Last night at the Short Course Bible Class on Psalm 34 we talked about noticing (tasting) God all around us, even in the little things. Here are just a few little (and big) places I’ve tasted and seen God the last few days (in no particular order): A fixed closet door New fun colored pens… Continue reading In the Little things…
Content to Linger
As I opened my Facebook page this afternoon, the first day of 2011, my eyes fell upon these words in the status of a friend: We're in no hurry, God. We're content to linger in the path sign-posted with your decisions. Who you are and what you've done are all we'll ever want. – Isaiah… Continue reading Content to Linger
A Bold Prayer…
It seems that a couple times a year, I stumble upon this prayer that I once read in a book. And this morning, as I glanced back through some journals, I read it once again. It’s a bold prayer… A scary prayer… A prayer that maybe we don’t really want to pray, because we… Continue reading A Bold Prayer…
Questions
Questions. They surround us everyday. Some arise over trivial things that really don’t matter much. Others pound at the door of our hearts begging for answers. Questions like “What now?” when one loses his job. Questions like “How long?” when a loved one hears that dreaded “C” word, “Cancer”. Questions like “WHY?!?” when a… Continue reading Questions
Please Don’t Underestimate Them!
I read this yesterday as the Facebook status of a high school girl and got her permission to share it here: I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't do drugs. I'm a virgin. I'm in high school, and I will not lose my self-respect just to "fit in". Wow. And the world says there's… Continue reading Please Don’t Underestimate Them!
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