I’m working on reading through the Bible. Front to back, slowly but surely. To be certain, going through it this way has been different, but, this approach also means I am getting to experience God’s Word in ways I never have before. One of my favorite parts of reading the books “in order” is that…
Do you ever read the Old Testament and get frustrated with the Israelites? Do you read their responses to leaders or prophets or God and think how selfish or whiny they seem? God is constantly showing the Israelites he will protect and provide for them, only to see them turn and worship idols. From the…
When my son was working out the creation story in his little mind, trying to apply color to a concept that should never be seen in black and white, he asked me, “If God made the universe, what made God?” Not knowing the answer, I came up with a response that I hoped would make…
My cursor hovered over the word Send. My fingers felt frozen in place, unable to reply to the email and deliver my decision. Maybe it wasn’t a life-or-death decision, but it wasn’t a trivial, what-am-I-going-to-cook-for-dinner-type decision, either. Cautious person that I am, I’d deliberated for a long time. I’d made lists of pros and cons…
I realize we don’t typically think of social media as a loving place. It seems the worst of humanity comes out under the illusion of anonymity. However, I’m a glass-half-full girl when it comes to social media. I love connecting with people with whom I would have otherwise lost touch. I love seeing my friends’…
Jungle weeds. At least, that is what I called them. They were huge. As tall as the top of our deck and blocking the view of our neighbors. In my head, I figured they had come from the island of King Kong. You know, the place in that movie with Jack Black where the bugs…