I wonder if Moses had a hard time letting it go. As he stood on Mount Nebo on top of Pisgah Peak (Deuteronomy 34:1), Moses saw the land God promised to the people of Israel. He saw the land, but he could not enter it. After leading the Hebrews of out Egypt in a great …
She sat across the table from me. She didn’t say a word. We were a bunch of women who attended a workshop together, so the hotel restaurant seated us at one table. Some ladies knew each other and chatted away about this and that. Most of us were strangers. I knew a couple of ladies …
Discouragement spreads like a virus, and we need to flatten the curve! I don’t know about you….but, it’s easy to get infected! Being at home has been really good for my family and me. It’s been like a sabbatical- rest, retrospection, and being reset. (I know it hasn’t been for everyone- I wish it could …
It all started happening like a series of dominoes falling one right after another. School let out which is my job. Sporting events, concerts, movies, and entertainment closed. Then, businesses of all kinds shut down- restaurants, salons, clothing stores. One right after another…the dominoes just kept falling. Right along with it, fell church gatherings and …
There’s been a lot of talk recently on what is essential. Which workers are essential. Which grocery items are essential. Which events are essential. Church services have been considered non essential to reduce the number of large groups from gathering. From the outside looking in, there is much debate whether this is the case or …
Discovering What’s Really Essential as Followers of Christ. Read More »
If you are like me, the journey to Easter has been a strange one. What started out as life as usual for Lent back in February got turned upside down by this weird virus. Life as we know it stopped. Even still, continuing with the practices of contemplation and reflection during Lent, Holy Week with …
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Continuing our discussion of Jesus reshaping us by dropping those labels we wear, this is what He wants to happen next! As we allow His love to define us then change our identity from the inside out. Then we become who we are in Christ so we can drop the labels people put on us …
Nameless Women Changed by Christ: Changed from the Inside Out Read More »
We’ve been talking about whether your ministry can be sacred or secular. We’ve also been talking about how your ministry is equal from God’s perspective to any other ministry. Now, let’s figure out what is God’s purpose in all this. From before the beginning of time, it was God’s pleasure to invite you into relationship …
Romantic movies try to create it. Love songs try to sing about it. Fairy tales try to capture it. A longing lies in each of us for a Great Love Story. We are drawn to such art, media, and entertainment because they touch in us this deep desire for love. Our hearts, and yes even …
During this penitential season of Advent, we look inward and examine ourselves to prepare for the coming of Christ. In clearing away the inward clutter, we focus on the essentials of faith…..hope….peace….and so on. By stripping away the excess, the busyness, and the noise of the season, we might be tempted to think we are …