For a long time, I didn’t enjoy going to church. I was shy and felt closer to God alone in nature rather than in a formal worship setting. Now I look forward to church every Sunday. My blog on the three reasons why I crave going to church.
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I have an obligation to be far more than a companion to those in my inner circle. I need to love them as Jesus would love them. That means sticking by their side when they are facing darkness, illness, or ruin and offering them help, even it if puts me in jeopardy. It also means pointing them in the right direction—toward the Jesus path.
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Goodbye 2019, hello 2020: A faith blog on learning to give over my plans so I can help create God’s masterpiece.
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Before I am wife, before I am mother, before I am writer, before I am sister, editor, daughter, leader, American, or any other-fill-in-the-blank I could come up with, that’s what Mary’s story teaches me today. I am the Lord’s servant. Whatever God wills, let it be.
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Our choices today will either add to our strength and health, or lead to disease and decay. A blog on choosing holy, Christ-centered friendships over toxic, negative influences.
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The last thing we think to do sometimes is turn to the Lord. In our pride, we think we should be able to handle the demands of life like a champion, slaying obstacles with ease and taking challenges in stride. But here’s the truth: I’m not my savior—Jesus is. My blog on remembering to cry out to the Lord, not fix things myself.
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They are such simple things, these small acts of kindness. They cost nothing, yet have the power to bring such comfort to those around us. A smile. Meeting someone’s eye. Holding a door. Little things, but hugely significant in impact—like how a sliver of moon shining in the dark night can illuminate your path. You never know what your light can mean to someone else—or how you can draw them to Jesus. My blog on shining your Christ-light.
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I used to think the Holy Spirit was this magical, intangible, ethereal vapor, not a person but a thing. But as I have studied the word of God more intensely these last several years, my thinking has changed. I now understand the Holy Spirit is not an “it” but a person. And oh, the understanding and truth that has welled up in me now that I know this!
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Being a Christian involves a perspective shift. No longer does the world revolve around me! My blog on shrugging off my old, self-centered ways and wrapping myself in the virtues of Christ.
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