A friend of mine, Chuck was wearing a t-shirt he bought on his extended visit to Thailand. On the front the shirt were the words ” Same Same” and on the back of the shirt it read “but different”. It was a curious thought and I pondered it for a few moments when God began […]
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I’m not sure which ideas in my Christian walk I have wrestled with more than the concept of forgiveness. Growing up in church I’m sure I have heard hundreds of messages on it…each with an idea of how it is done and I found myself struggling to make it a reality in my life. Jesus
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I was on my morning walk through the neighborhoods where I live. The sun was young in the sky and the air was cool. I had just left the bus stop where my kiddos boarded their bus for school and the chug of exhaust from the diesel engine of their bus began to take me
I was at the live recording of Dennis Jernigan’s album “Celebrate Living” in 1995 in Dallas, Texas and the events of the evening impacted me so much that I still carry much of that experience in my life today. There were many precious moments of worship and intimate talks with God throughout that evening. Dennis
There are several reasons why storms occur in our lives. As I mentioned in the previous blog on storms, many of them come to try and test us and build us. Sometimes we are in a storm as a direct consequence of our sin or bad decisions…which was the case with Jonah. Other times our
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I was thirteen when I first felt that God wanted something more from my life than the status quo. I was a worshiper–from the time I was little I was a worshiper. Growing up in church I fell in love with Jesus. My home was tumultous, full of brokeness, fear, and there was something safe
It became another opportunity to feel God’s heart in another country this trip to Italy. I am home now and feeling quite undone as I process and think through all that God has done in me. I can’t shake the aching, gnawing feeling that comes when I leave a place that captures my heart. Italy
I read through the book of Job with new eyes after experiencing a season in my life of great losses. The story unfolded as an intimate conversation between God and His created son, Job. I, like Job, have asked God so many questions. Most of them started with “why?” I was comforted to see that
Got Fruit? 2 Peter 1:3 “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.” Have you ever considered where a fruit tree gets sustenance? Trees must have good soil, water, and sunlight in order to grow. Nothing
My husband Jamin and I were shopping for a canoe some time ago, and found a likely prospect in the town classifieds. At the home of the man offering the sale, we were greeted by a very colorful, homesteader whose conversation kept us in stitches. The topic veered to “the good old days”—days before the