In 2 Corinthians 3:2-3, Paul describes the lives of believers in the churches where he had preached Christ and taught the Word as living letters…”a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” In last […]
Have you ever had a deep tissue massage? They say the effects have an almost cathartic effect. Several years ago, I injured my back. My husband was applying a muscle rub to the affected area and he began to press deeply into the tissue. It was painful and I found myself in tears. But afterward I […]
Recently Viv (20-month old) took a 7-minute video of her feet, a book, and the carpet…and audio of me teaching Ev (4-year-old) to read. At first, as I listened, I congratulated myself on how patient I was and how well I praised and celebrated her. But as the lesson progressed, I heard my impatience, anger, […]
“Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.” That’s Psalm 141:3, and I’ve been praying it a lot lately, as I’ve been struggling with letting my emotions control my tongue rather than the Spirit of God. Do you ever struggle with saying something you shouldn’t to someone out […]
“I just wish God would tell me what He wants me to do!” We hear people say this all the time; we’ve said it ourselves! Those of us who are church-going, God-seeking Christians desire to do God’s will, but sometimes it seems so evasive. Why is that? “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, […]
Over the past few weeks, we’ve heard stories from women and their “press on” experiences. We’ve heard their struggles and read about the ways God has proven Himself to be faithful. They have shared about prayer and its power in their lives. Scripture and community have also been pathways of strength and hope during these […]
Is there anything quite as peaceful as standing at the ocean, watching the waves tumble upon the shore as the wind brushes and tugs at your hair? You know that feeling. The sand crinkling beneath your toes, the salt sticking to your skin, the sun warming you from the inside out. There in that place, […]
Allow me to take you back to a spring in my childhood—a day when the breeze still had that crisp freshness of past winter days, but the sun warmed it with a smile. Pollen coated everything in sight, and whenever the breeze really worked itself into a fuss, small clouds of yellow drifted by. There […]
“You don’t need to breathe!” My coach yelled from across the pool in the middle of a set. My immediate thought was, “I beg to differ!”, but I could only suck in a couple more breaths before plunging beneath the water. I was in the middle of a conditioning exercise, one we completed at the […]
It was warm, warmer than I like it to be. You would think after having lived in the South for the majority of my life I would be used to it, but I’m not. You see, I was trying to pray and I wanted to focus and the heat was making it difficult. It was […]
