When I think about the word “sin,” I think about things like lying, coveting, gossip, and murder. But as I continue to observe the current state of humanity, it is obvious that the sin of pride displaying itself through elitism and supremacy has pervaded both our past and our present. Jesus’s Model As we follow…
The experiences of those of us who grew up in the church vary greatly. The older I get, the more I understand that the people who mentored me throughout my formative years, especially high school and college, understood that I would encounter challenging questions and experiences that could cause me to question my faith in…
As an elementary school teacher, I knew each student had a need for significance. Feeling they were important in my classroom made a big impact on their motivation to succeed academically. With twenty-five children in one room, I knew it was all too easy for the quiet ones to fall through the cracks. So every…
“All healing is first a healing of the heart.” ~Carl Townsend Like a lot of lucky little girls, I learned to dance by standing on my father’s feet while he waltzed me around the room. My dad was no slouch as a dancer, either. He was a musician at heart—rhythm made his feet tap and…
You have heard that it was said, “Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the…
Moving has provided so many valuable lessons for me. I feel like a broken record writing once again about something that moving has taught me, but these are the lessons God is working in me, so I am sharing them with you. Our new-to-us home is twenty years old, and many of the walls bear…