Tag: Bible Study
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Finding your people.
Unpopular opinion: I think we undercut the importance of identifying our people. For a while, I felt guilty for building close friendships. I know that sounds absolutely ridiculous, but let me explain a bit. I was under the impression that being a Christian in one body meant showing no favoritism. I thought that the solution…
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Busy minds, restful hearts.
“Whenever my busy thoughts were out of control, the soothing comfort of your presence calmed me down and overwhelmed me with delight.” Ps 94:19 My thoughts have been lack of gravity lately. Whether battling those lies that threaten to isolate me leading up to my speaking at our church women’s conference, the heaviness of having…
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Extravagant things in ordinary places.
There is a house down the road from us that is blue. Think Robin’s egg blue, but times ten in the vibrance department. When we first moved to the neighborhood, my husband and I had conversations about that blue house, like what do you think the neighbors think, are they visually impaired, you know. All…
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Glory-Garments and Jesus
He was here. She knew he was here because she heard the shouting of his name, people crying out and trying to get closer, and all at once she’s in a crowd of people, stepping on the back of her heels, shoulders tossing into hers as each tried to worm their way through the bodies…
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Taking it slow
When was the last time you have seen someone be kind in return to the unkind? Tis the season with the arrival of back to school for Wednesday night classes to begin afresh. Having recently started a new part-time evening job, I have not been able to make more than one of them. But…