“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” (Ephesians 2.10, NLT) When my husband and I were house hunting, we drove down a sleepy dead-end street in the town I had chosen out of the myriad of…
Remind the people…to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone. (Titus 3:1–2 NIV) Do you, like me, sometimes want to hide in a dark closet when you read the word gentle in Scripture? When I read this passage, though, I saw the idea of being gentle comes…
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9 ESV) I am an Instagram junkie. I particularly enjoy scrolling through photos and videos of talented artists creating beautifully intricate watercolor paintings and calligraphy designs in their sketchbooks, canvases, or…
“Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38 ESV) I founded a small ministry last year. We meet in a cracked parking lot. Meetings don’t follow…
“A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink.’ . . . the Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?’” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) John 4:7-9 (ESV) Not only was she a…
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV) Adventure. Living with wild abandon. Spontaneity. Embracing the journey. These are all words and phrases I love. Do they describe me? No. Do I live those like those words matter to me? Nope. Then why…