Have you ever wondered what a relationship with God is supposed to look like? What is our responsibility, what is his, and what do we do together? The teachings and scriptures I’ve been hearing lately have been driving home that I’ve been overstepping. I’m rushing in to do God’s part. You know the term: micromanaging. …
When life gets busy, we can lose sight of God. When a moment of quiet comes, we may look around and wonder if he’s still there. And when we can’t find him, there are a couple of ways we might respond. One way is to berate ourselves for losing sight of him in the first …
Jesus conveyed truth in stories we call parables. Many authors feel this calling. When I waited on inspiration for this blog post, I had a wonderful but time intensive idea. What if I took one of Jesus’ parables and wrote it in different genres? The list was long — non-fiction, fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, romance, and …
Are you feeling old? Maybe you are old, but maybe you’re not. Maybe old is more of a feeling than an age. Don’t we associate growing old with tiredness, pain, and general malaise? So that when we experience any of these, we say, “Boy, I’m getting old.” Or “I sure feel old today.” Last week …
I love when things make sense. This week brought a reoccurring message through several resources, and a little more clarity about life when things don’t add up. I’m an avid reader. I’m talking one to two books per week. I have my favorite authors and I know what to expect. But lately I’ve been branching …
You’ve heard that saying or have seen that bumper sticker, haven’t you? For whatever reason, this is the topic of my blog today. Let’s dive in. I understand the reason for its popularity, but I disagree with the picture it paints of a believer. Let me explain. And such were some of you [before you …
Sometimes God gives me pictures and phrases like this to drive home a point. If you read last weeks post, Obsessing, you know I’ve been having trouble quieting my mind. This is more of that. As a Christian, I know the importance of not holding things so closely. I know to trust and have faith. …
Are your worries turning into obsessing?
I get excited when the sermon on Sunday opens my eyes in a new way. That’s what I want to share with you—my excitement about who Jesus is. Pastor Seth used the word representative to describe Jesus and I want to dive into two ways this can be understood. Jesus as a representative of God. …
Have you ever felt frozen in place? Wondering what your next step should be? And not just wondering—panicking—might be a better term.