A Passionate Heart For The Ways Of Jesus
We live in a world filled with incredible variety. People of different nationalities, languages, cultures (and sub-cultures), worldviews, cuisines, music, not to mention hues of skin. Diversity can be very interesting and beautiful, when we take the time to appreciate those around us. My husband and I are people who tend to seek out those varieties, [...]
The other day, I heard a pastor use an interesting illustration to make the point about being drawn to or hiding from God —who is The Light. He looked at us very sincerely before asking “What kind of bug are you?” As we all know, there are insects which are drawn to sources of light [...]
My husband and I sat before our television, horrified, riveted upon the scenes of chaos which took place in Boston yesterday. Tears filled our eyes for those people trapped within the wake of such madness. Admiration filled our hearts for the fearless who dove into the smoke to reach the innocent. Dismay coursed through our [...]
I have a very good friend. You could even say He’s my BFF (best friend forever)! He’s the best guy you could ever hope to meet in the universe. He has a lot of names. You may even know some of them—Rabbi, Son of Man, the Word of God, the Good Shepherd, the Angel of God, Messiah, I AM, [...]
Well, if you have come to visit my blog in the last week you will have noticed some goings on.The blog literally disappeared for several days. Gone. Kaput. Database no where to be found. Four YEARS worth of words, thoughts, and emotions vanished for some unknown reason which we still have been unable to parse [...]
A number of years ago, when Thom and I were still dealing with our troubles, my sister said something to me. I was lamenting myself for a fool over the situation with my husband. Divorce seemed imminent. You see, I was in my early forties. My thoughts was along the lines of “What am I [...]
A number of weeks ago, my husband and I were chatting with a friend. She asked my thoughts on Harry Potter as her child was interested in reading the series. This is a very familiar question for me. My response to the question remains the same. Parents who allow their children to read Harry Potter [...]
Today, I was reading an article from Charisma News by Doug Stringer, questioning if the glory of God is departing our country, He makes some startling comparisons between the moral decline of priest and people in ancient Israel during the time of Samuel, to what we see going on in our own country right now. As stated in the [...]
There is a popular saying which has circulated within the Christian community for years. A sentiment typically voiced during “rough patches” in a person’s life. It generally sounds something like this: “God will never give you more than you can handle.” I’m sure you’ve heard it before. If you’re like me, you have probably said those [...]
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