“Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer.” (Deut. 10:16 NIV) I am definitely a stiff-necked person at times. I would rather do things my own way than God’s. My own input is the only one I listen to. I completely ignore the leading of the Holy Spirit. I am confident that…
With wrapping paper and discarded bows littering the floor, our two young boys happily preferred playing with the boxes to the new toys. Ben, with a big smile, handed over one last present to me. “2015 Day Planner” was written across the front of the spiral-bound notebook. I gave my husband a quizzical look as…
Have you noticed that Jesus usually answered a question asked (or demanded) of him with a question? But not because he needed that answer. He asked questions to see what came up in the one asking the initial question. I have also noticed, at least in my life’s story, that God does the same thing….
If you were to do a quick Google search for “Bible verses about God’s will,” you might be surprised at the results. As you first type those words into the search bar, you may be hopeful—surely the Bible will have a lot of obvious things to say about God’s will. Well, after scanning through a…
The year I was born, my Dad took my Mom to the hospital early. If I remember the story correctly, she wasn’t in labor but, she was close enough to her due date that the impending snowstorm had him a little skittish. And there, sometime during the evening, I entered the world. A birthday spent…
“There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.” (Heb. 4:9-11 NIV) We have myriad…