Apr 8, 2013 | Faith
It’s one of those days when I’ve tried to start typing about six different times, and I’ve ended up backspacing and deleting every letter, every word, every thought. Sometimes my words just sound empty, and today is one of those days when “all...
Apr 6, 2013 | Faith
Although I have never gotten a tattoo, I have considered getting one on several occasions over the years. I’ve contemplated everything from a small cross to an Ichthus symbol to something like this: I’ve even thought about getting Joshua 1:9 or Nick...
Apr 4, 2013 | Faith
Do you ever have a moment when something “clicks” in your mind that you’ve known all along, and suddenly it becomes sharper, clearer, more explainable? As if an ocean wave laps over the shore in such a powerfully, beautiful way that the thousands...
Apr 3, 2013 | Faith
My quiet time today has left me with my mouth slightly open and my mind spinning. As my study took me to the call of Noah, Abraham, Gideon, and Paul, I was struck with the reality that “God called them to do things He wanted accomplished…..not things...
Apr 2, 2013 | Faith
Olivia and I are on spring break this week. We didn’t plan a big vacation, although I’d love to be visiting Erich and Mallory or Evan right now! (I’m saving those visits for summer this year!) We decided to stay home and rest and get some things done...
Mar 29, 2013 | Faith
When I read the following passage in my study, I had to circle it. It jumped out at me in an extremely humbling way. “Even though Moses was an exile in the desert, he was right on God’s schedule, right in the fullness of God’s timing, right in the...
Mar 28, 2013 | Faith
If I imagine a container of Play-doh being dumped onto a table by a small child as what my life looks like in the eyes of God, I can’t help but smiling. No wonder God loves children so much. They teach without even realizing it! Think about what a child does...
Mar 27, 2013 | Faith
As I looked through workbooks I already had on my shelf, I was drawn to one I started years ago but never finished. As I read the back cover, I felt like this study spoke directly to where I’m at today in my faith journey. EXPERIENCING GOD: Knowing and Doing...
Mar 26, 2013 | Faith
Have you ever been sad when you reach the last page of a good book? Do you find yourself rereading the last few words several times thinking………”But what next, what now?” I remember last year when my high school classes were reading...
Mar 25, 2013 | Faith
This morning I’ve been reading about the destruction of the temple in AD 70 and how this relates to our lives as Christians today. I’m amazed all over again with thought of each of us being a “temple of God.” Peter even refers to us as...