Mere Breath
When we are grateful and blessed by each other’s becoming more like Christ, there’s no room to compare how much we are becoming like one another. -Ruth Simons in Creating In A Comparing World Read more
When we are grateful and blessed by each other’s becoming more like Christ, there’s no room to compare how much we are becoming like one another. -Ruth Simons in Creating In A Comparing World Read more
Most of us go through life hearing dozens of reports and accusations about celebrities, athletes, pastors, and people we know, operating under the unwritten rule that where there’s smoke there must be a fire. And that’s often true. But arsonists also light fires. Sometimes the cloud of controversy conceals a raging inferno of wrongdoing. But sometimes the pungent smell of smoke turns out to be crumbs in the toaster. Best not to yell “Fire!” in a crowded building, only to... Read more
I just got a phone call in which held an answer to prayer I brought before my God on behalf of the life of a loved one. Singing praises to Him today who has heard my little voice and seen fit to give us even more reasons to rejoice and have a merry heart! What a kind and merciful God I serve, who not only hears my fumbling petitions but responds to them! “For though the Lord is high, he regards the... Read more
“(To do) lists can actually become a window to our soul and reveal our take on faith. If it’s nothing more than a simple organizational tool, then that’s great, but if it brings anxiety, condemnation, or restlessness, then it has become an idol.” -from Your Worth Is Not In Your To-Do List via The Resurgence I love the encouraging truth in this post!! 18 months ago I would wake up at night and not be able to go back to sleep... Read more
How much is done for you in the course of God’s common providence! Consider how nature is continually laboring for you. The sun is, at it were, in a ferment for mankind, unweariedly running his course from year to year, and from day to day, and spending his rays upon man, to put him under advantage to be useful; every day giving him light that he may have opportunity to behold the glorious wisdom of God, and to see and... Read more
This subject ought to put you upon examining yourselves, whether you be not wholly useless creatures. You have now heard, that those who bring forth no fruit to God, are, as to any good they do, wholly useless. Inquire, therefore, whether you have ever in your lives brought forth any fruit to God. Have you ever done any thing from a gracious respect to God, or out of love to God? By only seeking your worldly interest, you do not... Read more
“Being a Christian is often confusing. People try to interpret your experience for you, to put you in this or that category, to label you. Often this is so they don’t have to take you quite seriously. What you must do is stick to what you know. “I used to be blind; now I can see.” -NT Wright in John Devotional Read more
The starting point for us, moms, in any difficult parenting situation…in any challenging schedule…in any wearisome trial, is to examine what idols our attitudes and actions are pointing to. You see, my intolerance, impatience, frustration, and crabbiness, can often be traced back to an inordinate desire for ease, comfort, calm, and self-assurance. What makes us crabby often reveals where our idols dwell. My idolatry of those things make me willing to act in whatever way seems fitting when something (or someone) stands... Read more
We should not be surprised that God gives us wonderful graces in the midst of suffering that we had asked him to spare us. He knows best how to apportion his grace for our good and for his glory. -Excerpt from Grace Denied and Supplied I am clinging to that today. I have had some unsettling physical symptoms develop in the last couple months and today I am scheduling an appointment to get them evaluated by a professional. We had... Read more
“You didn’t need a stricter diet, more rules, more paperwork, more theology, better liturgy, more exercise, more money, more fine print, more output. The law came through Moses, but grace and truth are found in Jesus. You need to think less of what you need to do and more of what has already been done.” -Excerpt from Fat Souls (sermon). Read more
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