Growing closer to the One who sustains it all
Is this all a waste? I wondered. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, and all external qualities suggested my day should be marked by smiles and ease. But my mind was spinning. As I drove through town, the fresh breeze pranced through my window, and all I could think about was how much easier life …
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There are two types of people in this world - those who like the window seat in an airplane and those who do not. My classification is the former. I love the window. From takeoff, adventure begins with the thrill of soaring above the city. I try to pinpoint landmarks, water, anything that may be …
“My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line.” - C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Independent of religious affiliations or belief systems, there seems …
A May afternoon in 2020, my husband and I took a walk when he dropped a bomb, asking if I would move a thousand miles away. I replied with a confident “no”. Yet two months later, our house was sold. Our van was packed. We were moving. I imagined transitioning would be simple. We’d find …
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God, I know I am being short with my kids. I know this isn’t how You want me to act. I want to read my Bible this morning, but I can’t focus. Help me.That about sums up my morning prayer the other day. I could feel my frustrations rising, and I knew it was for …
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God told me to start a Bible study. He didn’t speak with an audible voice, but it must have been him because everything in my rational mind refused: I’ve never led a Bible study. I’m not qualified for this. I don’t even have friends in this city! Convinced he picked the wrong girl, I prayed–rather, …
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“For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us, whenever we call on Him?” 1 Moses, the leader of the recently-enslaved nation of Israel, asked the Israelites this rhetorical question, a question that held an immense truth they needed to know as they …
“Do you think I care if Aslan dooms me to death?” said the King. “That would be nothing, nothing at all. Would it not be better to be dead than to have this horrible fear that Aslan has come and is not like the Aslan we have believed in and longed for? It is as …
I have a favorite coffee mug I use nearly every morning. It’s the perfect size for my favorite beverages, which is, of course, an essential quality for any mug. But I also love it for another reason: it’s a literary mug covered in quotes from Jane Austen’s classics. I get to sip my coffee out …
‘For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him… they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.’ - Romans 1:21, 25 For years, I walked the spiritual “fence”. One side was …
Soaking in the Son 