I was an escapist reader growing up. I would dive into a novel and live the life of the heroine. Life wasn’t always cheery. Nowhere near it actually. And it gave me a reprieve. I’m thankful for the healing I’ve received in Christ. I have nothing to escape from now. But as I read the Bible, I still find I put myself in the ...
I stumbled across what I wrote in my journal on December 22, 2010: Today is awesome – because today I have enough. And tomorrow will be awesome because tomorrow will be just like today! I’m thankful for the Word – it’s an anchor to my soul! The year 2010 was rough for me. We had left the church we were working at ...
How do you celebrate Christmas? What are your family’s traditions? (I have tradition that may shock you.) We open one gift on Christmas Eve, which is always fresh new pj’s. The kids dive into their stockings while we drink our coffee and wake up, and we wrap everything in those stockings so it takes a LOOOONNNNNGGGGG time. We read the Christmas ...
As we head in to the most chaotic (er, I mean wonderful) time of the year, let's take a moment to reflect on these truths before we get carried away. Blessings... ...
I saw a post on Facebook today that bothered me, and it was from a Christian counseling page. The question wouldn’t send most people over the edge, but it really got my pet-peeve-indicator on full tilt. “Do you want to fall in love with your spouse again?” It seems harmless, right? Even like a good thing. But it’s so misleading…. As pastors, my ...