When I was ten, we lived in a house in the country in upstate New York. It was nestled between a soft hillside and a forest. A stream trickled down the gulley and curved around the front border of the property. One snowy day I went for a walk, venturing into the woods alone. Leafless…
“God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer.” ~Mother Teresa We are in the holy and sacred season of Lent, a time many use for fasting, prayer, and reflection. In essence, it’s a chance to calm the waters of our hearts and take time to really listen to what…
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. (Gen. 22:9-10 KJV)…
My two-year-old son recently had thrush. He developed nasty sores in his mouth resulting in painful screams each time he tried to eat or drink. He stood in front of the pantry crying, “Hungry, hungry!” but as soon as a bite touched his tongue, he cried out in pain, “Hurt, hurt!” He opened his mouth…
There are few things Christians love to talk about as much as “going deeper in our walk with Christ.” We love to gather and read books about it, sing songs about it, pray about it, and even write about it. But one thing it seems we don’t enjoy is actually going deeper with Christ. Why?…
This might surprise you, but God told me to take a break from church. Granted, it wasn’t as clear as that. There was no voice thundering, “Katie, I want you to take a break from church.” Sometimes I wish God’s directions would come that way, but they usually don’t. In this instance, they came through…