Perhaps it is just me, but time watching the news correlates to my mental health and not in a good way. The more news I watch, the more I can feel the chaos of the world tossing my tiny life raft back and forth on the waves of society. We were not designed to live that way; we are called to a greater purpose in Jesus.
Month: June 2021
The Assyrians were a tool of the Lord yet they bragged of their conquests. We can be tempted to do the same. Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it or the saw boast against the one who uses it? As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it…
We have a beautiful scarlet blanket; it was a gift. Unfortunately, the color bleeds and it has contaminated multiple loads of clothing when it has snuck its way into the wash. I can tell the clothes and the quilt that have been washed with this blanket by their faint red hue. Even after many washes…
I was reading about the birth of Jesus in Luke and how Mary handled the commotion surrounding the birth of her firstborn, the precious Jesus Christ. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2:19 NIV The storing of precious memories as mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, aunts,…
As I woke to the sounds of raindrops dancing down our metal roof and peered into the utter darkness of our room from the comfort of our bed, I knew instantly something was different. Beyond the rain and the rooster’s crow there was complete silence, no whirr of the ceiling fan above our bed or…
When was the last time you stopped to marvel at creation? Watched the sun turn the sky into an intricate painting of pink, blue, grey, and white. Or watched as the aerodynamically flawed bumblebee took flight? Thank goodness the bumblebee listened to God and not science or it would be destined to wander the earth…
I was a milk toast Christian for many years, a closet Christian that would feel people out before discussing my faith. I did not want to defend or share my Christianity with others. I had timid faith and more concern over what the world thought of me than what God thought of me. I was…