I'm part of a Mom Bible study group this fall, and we are studying Kelly Minter's No Other Gods study about the false gods in our life. I'm right in the middle of the study, but man, is it convicting. Of course, most of us don't have actual idols in our houses, like the ones… Continue reading No Other Gods
I remember a song that we sang in Bible School, "Oh be careful little eyes what you see....For the Father up above is looking down below." We didn't sing it often, but it was enough to give me spiritual paranoia. God is watching. All. The. Time. When I know I'm being watched, the walls go… Continue reading Watched Vs Seen
I wanted to write an update on my anxiety, but I've kind of been in the thick of an anxiety storm. And when I'm in a storm like this, it's harder to really articulate what I'm trying to say. Every time I try to put pen to paper (or in my case fingers to keyboard),… Continue reading Anxiety Update
I think most of us are familiar with the Proverbs 31 woman, that quite unattainable checklist of things every woman has to live up to. Early to rise, works late into the night, successful, wise, put together, children and husband love her, the community honors her. I mean, we probably add a few more descriptors… Continue reading An Ecclesiastes Woman
Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. Genesis 2:3 (NIV) I thought this would be an appropriate verse to enter into the sort of Sabbath I'm doing this month, taking a break from blogging for a bit.… Continue reading Genesis 2:3
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us.I John 4:10-11 (NIV) Somewhere in my childhood, I learned about the meaning of retaliation. If I hurt someone else,… Continue reading 1 John 4:10-11
Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. Psalm 22:11 (NIV) Today is Good Friday, the day that Jesus was hung on the cross to die. One of the things he said while he was on the cross was, "My God, My God, why have you… Continue reading Psalm 22:11
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise… Continue reading Psalm 40: 1-3
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.Psalm 37:7 (NIV) This verse feels like the opposite of the American reaction to adversity. The "pull yourself up by your bootstraps and outwit the enemy" mentality. Instead this Psalm… Continue reading Psalm 37:7
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.Philippians 4:12-13… Continue reading Philippians 4:12-13
