A theme in my life recently has been the Freedom that I have in Christ. It's been showing up in so many places: my Bible study, personal reading, conversations with close friends, interactions with people I don't even know online, sermons, our church small group, and the list goes on. This is, of course, what often happens when the Spirit is trying to teach me something. He makes it pretty hard to miss, or avoid. Fortunately this time around, this is a lesson I have no desire to avoid, and am … [Read more...]
Why I Accept Climate Change and Follow Jesus
The statistics say that only 44% of us as evangelical Christians accept that climate change is real, and if you fall into the other 56% there could be several reasons why you may not believe in global warming or climate change. Maybe you embrace a more conservative political ideology and think global warming is a liberal agenda. Or maybe you believe that God wouldn't let climate change happen, or that the world is going to end anyway so it doesn't really matter. I want you to know I … [Read more...]
Because of your words…
Just a little encouragement that sharing your story with others around you can offer them help and healing. Your story is a gift! ______________________________________________ Please visit our Sponsors: 5 Simple Ingredients - doTERRA Essential Oils … [Read more...]
What’s Your Story? Giving Hope and Healing through the Gift of Story
As we think about what it means to see other people in light of their stories - their unique situations and experiences and circumstances - it's also important to take hold of our own stories, and how our stories can impact others in the world around us. Just like we can't know the stories of people around us that we come into contact with unless we take the time to ask them and to listen, others around us can't know our stories or where we are coming from unless we share it with them. I … [Read more...]
Why You Need to Stop Judging and Put on Love
I caught myself doing it again today. I was driving my kids to school this morning and passed two people bundled up and walking along the road. They were walking on the road instead of the sidewalk, because the sidewalks are completely covered in snow, but I was annoyed that I had to slow down to go around them because there was a car in the lane next to me. I wondered why they were even walking on the street when it's so cold out. Or I was at the grocery store picking up a few things for … [Read more...]
