"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4 This verse was the basis of our sermon this past Sunday. Unfortunately, the concept of mourning also seems like it could be a theme for this week. Just to remind us all, here are just a VERY SMALL list of the some… Continue reading Blessed are those who mourn…
Tag: hope
A Week of Hope {wonder-full wanderings}
Week one of the beautiful advent season... One candle lit on the advent wreath... The hope candle. The flame dances small but mighty both on the wreath and in our souls. I don't believe it's coincidence that everywhere I turn it seems the 'word of the week' appears. All through the pages of God's… Continue reading A Week of Hope {wonder-full wanderings}
A Good Samaritan – Jesus Interruptions
This is kind of back-tracking a bit, but blogging about this week's "Jesus Interruption" story made me think back to last week's: The Good Samaritan. Each time I hear that story I am challenged to think of the ways I can be that person who allows the interruption in my schedule to help someone in… Continue reading A Good Samaritan – Jesus Interruptions
A Hand Holding God – Jesus Interruptions
I really am loving our current series at church about the ways that people interrupted Jesus or He interrupted their lives through Scripture and the way it still happens today. This week's story (read the whole thing here) was about a man who interrupts Jesus to ask him to come heal his daughter. When a… Continue reading A Hand Holding God – Jesus Interruptions
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
Anna’s Story: Part Two – Slavery – Laos
We've already journeyed with Anna through the process of being trafficked and today we venture deeper into part 2 of Anna's story which involves her actual slavery. As you can tell from previous posts, I've chosen to write this story from the perspective of someone who knows Jesus. I did this for many reasons including… Continue reading Anna’s Story: Part Two – Slavery – Laos
Worth Waiting For…
Anticipation. As we started a sermon series this past weekend on the return of Christ and the end times, I found myself pondering what things I find myself waiting for. Sure there are plenty of "waiting" times... waiting in line... waiting for a phone call... waiting for dinner to be ready or the pot to… Continue reading Worth Waiting For…
But what can I do?
Tonight at a Bible Study I attend we were talking about the book of Nehemiah. One of the things I've always loved about the story of Nehemiah leading the people to rebuild the walls of the city, comes in Chapter 3. There it talks about how they were able to accomplish the task by simply… Continue reading But what can I do?
I Blog For Rescue
I'm not exactly sure how or when this world issue captured my heart. I know God has something to do with it though and I've learned (sometimes the hard way) that when God calls, it's just plain stupid for me to not respond. It was verses and statistics like this that took hold of my… Continue reading I Blog For Rescue
Why We Tell Our Stories {31 Days of Imperfection – Day 11/God Sighting Saturday}
As I reflect today on where I've seen God this week, I'm humbled almost beyond words. He's been so present this week in some powerful ways. One of the ways I've seen him most is one of the same reasons I write on this blog, one of the reasons we do testimonies on Wednesday nights… Continue reading Why We Tell Our Stories {31 Days of Imperfection – Day 11/God Sighting Saturday}
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