There are a lot of things trying to take our focus off of where it should be as we celebrate Christmas. I have to be really purposeful in pointing my heart and mind to the truth of what we’re celebrating, regardless of my feelings, because my default is to get off track. How about you? Here's how we can have a merry Christmas no matter what.
Tag: grief
Dwell Secure, Without Dread (Proverbs 1:32-33)
"... whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster." Does Proverbs 1:33 mean we will never face disaster or difficulty?
This Mess Isn’t New
Click above to listen. What we’re going through now? This deep sorrow over oppression and grieving over evil, this weight of darkness that seeps even into those who should be windows to light, this distortion and twisting of good into evil and evil into good? It’s not new. This may seem a strange thing to… Continue reading This Mess Isn’t New
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
