I will admit that I’m not always sure I’m sharing my “gift”, set aside by God, for His purpose. I think about things I can do or could be doing and sometimes feel like a failure, or don’t do anything. Other times I think about God’s will and know I’m pushing my agenda, […]
Gifts
Brothers and Sisters
In Matthew, the sermon on the mount, Jesus reminds us of how important our behavior is toward others, even our very thoughts! He tells us that to even think bad thoughts against a brother/sister or to call him or her a fool is the same as murder against him/her. (Mathew 5:21-24). Why […]
Trust in God
When those Hebrews wandered the desert for 40 years, and then later got taken captive to Babylon, the lesson was about trust, faithfulness, relying on Him and representing God to other nations. Instead of pointing to how great God was or trusting in Him only, they made a golden calf […]
The Village
In the news lately the measles has made the headlines. It makes me think that instead of being community minded we have become those parents that say, not me, not my kid. That comes from broken people (which we all are) , from a potpourri of backgrounds, belief systems with bit of […]
Fear of the Lord
I’m currently in a study about “Breaking Free from Fear” through Precept Ministries. This study has hit home in several ways. I think as humans we can relate to fear as a fully functional attribute to the human psyche. In this world fear is a common, daily occurrence or experience. If we […]
By Design
In Job, chapter 12, verses 7-10, Job chides his accusers and informs them… “But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you…. It’s a wonderful rhythm of verses that lead us to Who the great Creator is. It is by His great design that animals and plants emerged from his hand. It […]
It Takes A Village
The old adage “It takes a village” is actually a biblical truth. God called people to live as one united community. Followers of Jesus were instructed to encourage one another, give to a communal pot so all had what they needed. Brothers and sisters were asked to give so other communities had basic […]
Broken
Why do we have to acknowledge that we are broken? What does it mean to be broken? What if we do good to others and try to live sin free? Are we still considered broken? Great questions and I used to ask these often. The troubling fact is that we are broken. We […]
Listening
I just read “The Listener” by Terri Blackstock. The book is about a man (Sam) who receives the gift of hearing what people’s spiritual needs are. He literally hears people say things like; “I’m gonna hurl out into the universe and no one will notice I’m gone.” At first this freaks him out because […]
All Of Creation-God
Sometimes I have to pause and think really hard about just Who God is. In my mind I begin with large waves breaking over large outcrops of rock. Sometimes my mind floats out to images I’ve seen of our planet lit at night from the cities spattered across the continents, some in large […]