I have always been captivated by the shoreline. Standing at the edge of land where it meets the unending waves. It’s a juxtaposition of ending and beginning. It is no surprise that Jesus uses this geography to teach, perform miracles, and call his disciples. Moonlight paves a path of light across the Sea of Galilee….
Our family attends church service most Sundays. We are involved with small groups and serve within the church body. Our family is also a stateside missionary family. We have all of this “involvement,” yet my kids still had a difficult time understanding or even remembering the miracle of Jesus not being in the tomb on…
“You will never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.” ~Irish Proverb I’m a muller. I like to think things through before I make a decision. I’m not abysmally slow, mind you. If I’m at a restaurant, and the waiter starts with the person to my right, I’ll have a decision for…
Has anyone ever asked you if your glass is half empty or half full? The goal of this question is to provoke self-examination. The person with a positive outlook on life will typically respond that their glass is half full. The person with a not-so-positive outlook on life will typically respond that their glass is…
I didn’t rush out and buy a red convertible, so my mid-life crisis wasn’t obvious. The tipping point was sending my youngest off to full-day kindergarten two years ago. I drove home that morning without a preschooler in tow for the first time in twenty years. The empty car was filled with my racing thoughts….
“Your job is simply to be obedient to God. God will handle everything else.” ~Lysa TerKeurst These words really get me thinking. As a mantra, they relieve lots of stress from this Type-A girl—but how am I to be obedient? What does it actually mean to be obedient to the Lord? Lysa’s statement seems profound…