be in the Word of God every day
Tonight I met up with a dear friend who lives abroad, but with whom things never seem to change no matter how long between visits. We shared the stories of the past 8 years of our lives over two enormous vanilla lattes. (I'm convinced that I could die happily in a cozy corner of a... Continue Reading →
I had a great idea for an Advent blog series this year. In my mind, I had booklets and devotions and things I was going to read, make, and give. Come that first morning of Advent, I would jump out of bed bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to meditate, savor, and discover what divine joy... Continue Reading →
November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). NaNoWriMo is an annual challenge for people all over the world to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. We push ourselves to produce quantity over quality (for now) just to reach this arbitrary word goal and "win" Nanowrimo for the year. I am one such crazy person! I love NaNoWriMo because... Continue Reading →
I don’t always discern decisions as much as I should, but I have found that it has stopped me from writing many a ranting post on Facebook or this blog. Every day our feeds are filled with the awful, the ridiculous, the sensational (Like Donald Trump trying to run for president). I will often get... Continue Reading →
“The gift is God’s love, a God who can’t sever himself from us. That is the impotence of God. We say: ‘God is all powerful, He can do everything!” Except for one thing: Sever Himself from us! In the gospel, that image of Jesus who weeps over Jerusalem, helps us understand something about that love. Jesus wept! He wept over Jerusalem and that weeping is all about God’s impotence: his inability to not love (us) and not sever himself from us.”
Fans are people who cheer someone on from the stadium, but who you'd never see out sweating on the field. They maybe own jerseys of their favorite players, know all the stats, and never miss a game. But when the team has a bad season they are quick to jump the bandwagon and support a... Continue Reading →
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. James 1:26-27 I truly believe that God works out everything for the good of those who love him. I love God. Therefore, I trust that he will not... Continue Reading →
We all know the importance of scripture and how reading it should be a habit in our lives. Maybe you've tried several times and given up because you plain didn't know where to begin! Even for seasoned bible readers sometimes draw a blank on where to go. Opening the Bible can be overwhelming if we don't... Continue Reading →
Hi friends, A very lovely Saturday to you all! It's been a long hot and drought-y summer here in southern California, but my heart is absolutely embracing the coming of fall and winter. I've even had like 5 pumpkin spice lattes this week just to prove that it is September. The weather still hasn't gotten... Continue Reading →
There are two kinds of people in the Church - those who dance all around with arms raised to Heaven, and those who stand still awkwardly. And let's just get one thing straight -- I'm totally awkward! Although I’d like to defend myself somehow by saying, “I just don’t feel like worshiping that way”, or... Continue Reading →
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