I don’t always take away the message our pastor delivers as he means for us to. Sometimes something he says piques my interest or resonates with something I’ve been curious about. Here is the passage of scripture he quoted from on Sunday. This is what you must write to the angel of the church in …
If you’re driving around in the country right now you may recognize the background I used. It is of cottonwood fluff floating on the breeze. It is also the vision that God gave a sister-in-Christ for me at the women’s retreat I attended this weekend. It was a picture of how God was going to …
After returning from a singing competition I attended with our diverse women’s chorus, I mulled over the things I shared about my life and faith as the opportunities arose. I love getting to know people on a deeper level and I’ve learned that if I’m open to sharing my life, I need to remain a …
Lately the Holy Spirit has been nudging me to leave my past behind, to open myself up to responding differently and thinking new thoughts. When I started thinking of scriptures that would help me, man oh man, there were sooo many! Let’s start with this one. “I don’t mean to say that I have already …
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV I don’t know about you, but I can’t read that scripture without singing the words. This blog post was birthed from a Bible plan author, who wrote how she …
I readily admit to being a grace dependent woman. The very theme of my blog, The Far Reaches of Grace, reveals that. Scripture supports that as well in these two verses. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by …
My last post was Sent, where I looked at who was sent and who did the sending. I wasn’t expecting a part two, but God had other plans. As I waited for today’s inspiration, this song came on the radio: CAIN - The Commission. When my niece posted on Facebook this morning, that my ex-sister-in-law …
“Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.” Isaiah 55:2 ESV This is the scripture the Holy Spirit gave me to contemplate as I sat reading a …
How would you go about making a Christian? If I were God I would look for the best people I could find. They would be the top of their class, the best speakers, the most artistic. They would be kind, courageous, well-respected, and beautiful. They would be good, compassionate, and loving. Words like altruistic and …
Back in the day a popular concept was recognizing we were just who we were and that was okay. We were all about being real. The problem with that thinking, at least for me, is that I don't feel okay, in fact most of the time I feel not okay. I am my toughest critic, …
The Far Reaches of Grace 