We can get so lost in our identity, our lack of. Unknowingly, we all are searching for a place to belong. Fit in. Feel accepted. When we accept Jesus, He is to be our Lord and Savior. We are to take on His identity as our own. This is what it means to be a… Continue reading
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LENT: GRACE
You were once dead, but now you’ve been given new life. Grace came knocking at your door & the stone has been rolled away. Jesus is still in the business of rolling stones away. Why is it difficult for us to live this way?
LENT: EMPTY
At the inauguration of his public ministry, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, nothing in hand. Completely empty. Interestingly, Matthew 4:1 tells us Jesus, God-in-flesh, was led there “to be tempted by the devil.” All along this was part of God’s plan. Jesus then fasted and prayed for 40 days and nights… Continue reading
Why Does it Feel like Someone is after Me?
There is something good happening when all seems to be failing.
How to Live a Better Day
Paul gently reminds us that our problems are light and momentary. And when we look beyond our circumstances by fixing our eyes on heaven, we see what really matters.
Anxiety Creeps In Asking, “What if ISIS comes here?”
I have a confession to make. I woke up in the middle of the night having a bad dream. The kind of dream that seems pretty real, and yet it was not. And I could feel anxiety come creeping out from under the bed and into my sweet Lil’ head (because let’s be honest, anxiety… Continue reading