I don't know about you, but some days, I can't help but think I should be farther along on this walk of faith. I shouldn't struggle with this or have doubts about that. My life should reflect more of Christ and less of me by now, you know? I remember discussing this with a very wise (and much older) friend once, and she told me something that helped set me free from some unrealistic ...
Encouraging Word
Easter is not about the Bunny. It’s all about the Lamb.
This weekend, my family will help scatter thousands of eggs over fields in our town, eggs filled with sweet treats for the special kids who find them. The sight of brightly-colored eggs lying in fresh cut grass and little toddler legs running after them is by far one of my favorites. I love to see all the Easter baskets, bigger than the kids who carry them, filled to ...
Who Rules Your Heart? Encouraging Word Wednesday: King of Kings
This week, I can't help but think of Jesus, riding into Jerusalem on a donkey with crowds shouting praise all around him, exclaiming their king had come. They had waited so long for deliverance, for rescue, for a ruler with righteousness. They were filled with joy at the thought of restoration - a king to rule over Israel. Jesus was filled with sorrow because He ...
Encouraging Word Wednesday: Living Water
"O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water." Psalm 63:1 Have you ever been thirsty? I'm talking really thirsty, the kind of thirst that comes from more than a dry mouth, a thirst you feel throughout your whole body, your whole being? I have to tell you: I rarely ...