Equipping Women to Live a Set Apart Life
Over the past year, we’ve slowly walked through the beatitudes (the characteristics of kingdom citizens). We’ve covered what it means to be humble, repentant, meek, and compassionate. Diving deeper, we looked at hungering and thirsting for righteousness, purifying our hearts, being peacemakers, and standing firm in our faith when persecuted. And while we went straight […]
At two years old, my daughter already loves Christmas. She exclaims “Christmas tree!” and takes off running anytime her eye catches the colorful lights wrapped around green branches. Even though I’ve never told her about Santa Claus, reindeer, or present making elves, she knows all about them from watching Mickey Mouse Christmas movies over and […]
In our look at the final beatitude, we already discussed how we should respond to persecution; but what about our when our children face rejection for being Christians? Today I am excited to have Julie from Unmasking the Mess here to share her thoughts on this topic. The relationship had lasted nine months, and in the sand, […]
A year ago my grandpa passed away just shy of his 90th birthday. As my extended family gathered around His grave, different individuals shared the final words exchanged between the two of them. You see, when my grandpa knew his time on earth was coming to an end, so he intentionally sought out last conversations […]
Five years ago I spent three weeks in Cambodia. I saw poverty like I’d never seen before, and I met girls who experienced horrors beyond my wildest imagination. But in the darkness, there was also light. Christian NGOs hard at work to rescue, and restore these girls—to offer them a better future; a way out […]
Recently, I saw a meme with a picture of a Bible and the words, “This is not a bag of trial mix. You can’t just pick out the pieces you like and ignore the rest.” I smiled to myself because I am one of those people who eats the chocolate and leaves the raisins. I […]
The Christmas decorations hit Costco mid-October this year; hiding the more relevant Halloween costumes. Each year they appear sooner and sooner, and I can’t help wonder if it’s because people feel about Christmas the way Ferris Bueller feels about life: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, […]
My church, like most churches, has different ministries. You can find them listed on the back of the weekly bulletin and on the church website: women’s ministry, men’s ministry, children’s ministry, service ministry, etc. But one ministry I have never seen printed on a bulletin or listed on a church’s website is the ministry of […]
I love the apostle Peter. He is like the kid in school who speaks without thinking. You can always rely on him to say or ask the things you aren’t brave enough to voice yourself. Such as, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” (Mathew […]
Today I am excited to have Julie from Unmasking the Mess here to talk about being a peacemaker. If you new around here, you can find the introduction to the Beatitude series here, and see all the posts from the series here. As she stood on the busy highway amidst other protestors, you could tell the passion […]