Have you ever noticed how you never actually get to finish housework? The minute the laundry is done someone throws something in the hamper. As soon as the carpet gets vacuumed something gets spilled. There is always something to dust, scrub, or clean. Always more trash to take out. I remember one day having spent […]
Fruit in Action
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 I like to joke about my name when reading this verse, “Look! ‘Joy!’ I’m a FRUIT! That explains SO MUCH!” I’ve been known to comment that I can get […]
Throwing Ourselves in the Nile: How God Can Use The Vehicle of Our Destruction to Bring Life.
One of the most incredible mysteries of God, to me, is how He can take things that are negative, and use them to bring life. I mean, it’s impossible right? Sickness, death, destruction, pain, they should only be able to bring about more sickness, death, destruction and pain. At best you could say that the […]
Invisible.
Do you ever feel invisible? You can’t handle another moment, and no one even knows. We’ve all had our invisible moments. Moments of vulnerability and a sense of rejection. Moments no one seems to notice. But you know what? There is Someone who sees. Hagar was a slave, and even today people don’t tend to […]
Finding Truth in an Age of Reason
We live in the information age! The every day person has more information accessible to them than at any other time in history! We can go out on this thing called the internet and research all kinds of things, find all kinds of information. Yet truth it seems, is harder than ever to find. Reason […]
Is God Not Fair? Part 3: The Justice of God
To be Fair: Agreeing with what is thought to be right or acceptable. :Treating people in a way that does not favor some over others. :Not to harsh or critical. This is the third in a series exploring the fairness of God. If you missed the first two parts of this series I recommend your read them before continuing. You […]
The Advent Season: Remembering The Birth Of Christ
Today is the Day After Thanksgiving. More commonly known as Black Friday. It’s the biggest shopping day of the year! People are out in droves trying to get that perfect deal. More and more I’m starting to hate Black Friday. Our society has become obsessed with profit. The holiday shopping season has become increasingly more […]
Is God Not Fair? Part 2: The Holiness of God
To be Fair: Agreeing with what is thought to be right or acceptable. :Treating people in a way that does not favor some over others. :Not to harsh or critical. This is the second in a series exploring the fairness of God. If you missed the first part of this series I recommend your read […]
Is God Not Fair? Part 1: Why Me? Why Them? Why This?
I went in for an ultrasound the other day. It’s a routine exam I get every six months to check my liver for cancer. My liver is pretty compromised, stage four of four stages. My doc explained to me that the liver can sustain a great deal of damage and still function. Thankfully my liver has […]
New and Old Wine and Wineskins
Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus answered […]