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Well friends, I am finally taking a leap of faith and moving to a new blog provider and launching my own web-site. My goal is to take everything live this weekend. I apologize for not having a...
Sacrifice - an act of offering something precious. He was oppressed and treated harshly, & #0160;yet He never said a word.He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. .. .
The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He trusts something that can’t help him at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask, “Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?” Isaiah 4...
Most of us are thankful to live where we can be free. We believe that because we are able to choose; we are unconstrained. Beth Moore wrote in Living Beyond Yourself: Approval and servanthood ...
I can remember the times when my children would pull away from me, cross their arms and say, "I can do it myself." Ive realized thats what Im doing when I regress into my "good little ...
What is the definition of a "real" Christian? I started thinking about this because I follow many Christian writers, teachers, and bloggers on Twitter. Lately Ive been wondering about...
Why am I discouraged? 60; Why is my heart so sad?I will put my hope in God! 0;I will praise Him again— � 160;my Savior and my God!...
I cant tell you how often I talk to people who feel like they are caught in a maze of monotony. They get up each morning and follow the same routine they had yesterday and the one they will have agai...
When your mess gets exposed, whether it is of your own making or not, its impossible to look good. The painful truth is that my exposed mess left me open to the evaluation and judgment of peopl...
I was recently asked to read and review an advance copy of Jennie Allens book "Anything - the prayer that unlocked my God and my Soul." Early in the book Jennie wrote: "I used t...
Shouldnt it be easier to surrender to love? As I mentioned yesterday, I found rules to be easier. I understand rules. Rules make sense. You do A and B happens. You dont do X if you want to pre...
No more hiding behind the image of perfection, and I was a mess. Embarrassingly so. I needed answers, but even more than answers I needed help, comfort, peace, and hope. I needed God. Not just...
The LORD is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. The LORD is good to everyone. He sho...
I wonder if my story is a common one. My childhood included church. My family went to church. My relatives went to church. My friends went to church. Just about everyone I knew went to church....
I have always gone to church. It is what we did as a family when I was growing up. I am married to a pastor. We raised our family in the church. I am a part of the church and the church is a p...
Consider how the flowers grow. They never work or spin yarn for clothes. But I say that not even Solomon in all his majesty was dressed like one of these flowers. That’s the way God clo...
I am not a fist pounding female frustrated over the role of women in the church. In fact, I find the whole discussion rather curious. I have never felt left out nor have I been discoura...
I know technically spring wont arrive until next week, but for those of us in St. Louis it feels like we have jumped ahead weeks instead of just the hour for Daylight Savings Time. We ...
Jeremiah 31:3 "I have loved you with an everlasting love." Philippians 4:19 "My God will meet all your needs accordingto His glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Isaiah 40:31...
The other night Rev and I pulled out a stack of accumulated greeting cards that we received over the past five plus years. It is so easy to send a quick email, tweet, or facebook message that...
A family portrait tells a story. I love this story, and the way it has touched my life. Revs mom, Louise, is the little girl in the photo. Her parents Phillip and Olga, and her little brother, Max, a...
Happy 40th Anniversary Rev! This is one of my favorite photos, because: 1. It defines our forty plus years together, holding hands, walking, and talking . . . just being together in the...
I took the Belief-O-Matic quiz because I thought it might make a good post. Heres how it begins. Look below to find out what I think. Even if YOU dont know what faith you are,�...
Do you get out of bed each morning with a clear understanding of your purpose for the day? Or do you feel more like a hamster on a wheel running as fast as you can and going no where? ...
Im not a golfer, but the game has one of my favorite rules . . . in the event of "bad luck" or a "bad shot" the player gets a mulligan = a do-over. Simply put, that ...
In the beginning the Word already existed. & #0160; The Word was with God, 0; and the Word w...
Moses and Aaron stood before Pharaoh. One an eighty year old brother/enemy, and the other an eighty three year old slave. I try to imagine how they felt. What were they thinking? ...
I can be terrible when it comes to making decisions. Its not that that I am ambivalent. I simply dont want to be responsible. I dont want to disappoint. I dont want to have regrets. I d...
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