What do you think about when you think of this past year? Wherever you find yourself, whether dragging your feet or rushing to start that new calendar, I’d like to encourage you. God has good planned for you, even in the bad things.
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But God: a Favorite Phrase, a Shared Poem
One of my favorite phrases throughout Scripture is, "but God." Such hope in that phrase! My sin earned me death...but God. This world is full of darkness...but God. Things don't go the way I want them to...but God. Things are sometimes downright terrible...but God. I struggle and fail...but God.
Why Does Sin Earn Death?
Why is death the penalty for sin? Have you ever wondered about that? Like, why not something else? Or, even better, some might say, why not just let it go, just forgive, without requiring anything? And have you ever wondered why a “little” sin would earn death just like a “big” sin – why a moment of envy or a little white lie would get the same death penalty as murdering 1000 people in cold blood?
Nativity Scenes, and Their Flaw
I love nativity scenes. I have several. They’re beautiful. I love looking at them. But, really, there’s something wrong with all of them.
Even If
Even if. I woke up with that phrase on my mind last week, and it's been echoing ever since. Even if things look bad. Even if things ARE bad. Even if the worst happens. "The Lord is faithful in all His words, and kind in all His works. The Lord is righteous in all His ways, and kind in all His works."
It Is Well With My Soul
Click above to listen. "It Is Well With My Soul" is one of my favorite hymns, my go-to when things are hard. I sang it while my husband was in emergency surgery, I sing it when I'm disappointed or afraid. It's not just a song, it's a prayer. A reminder that there’s more to the… Continue reading It Is Well With My Soul
Processing a Pandemic
March 13, 2020 I ran into a friend at Walmart this morning, one I hadn't seen in a while. We hugged in greeting, and each thought at the time, "Oh, whoops, I shouldn't be hugging people right now!" When we ran into each other again at the checkout, we hugged again anyway. (Rebels!) And she… Continue reading Processing a Pandemic
More Than This Mess 