I like The Rebelution and the Harris’ brothers “teenage rebellion against low expectations,” and something I particularly like about their mission is that they focus on the importance of small hard things. In a recent entry, they discuss this issue again with a quotation from young blogger Tim Sweetman:
Many young Christians long for Christian “stardom,” [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection, Scripture on July 16th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I wrote most of this a few weeks ago during naptime for the kids. I was wanting to escape into the safety of the Word, yet feeling how small my little Bible was compared to the overwhelming environment surrounding me. But that was only an illusion - really, these words convey the truth of the universe, [...]
Filed under: Personal Reflection, Scripture on July 13th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Heather, a beautiful brain cancer survivor, wrote a recent post entitled Empty Me. She quotes a devotional written by someone else:
So, not only does everyone need a Savior to save them and take them to heaven but, they need this Savior also to cleanse them of the filth of daily living and to empower them [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection on July 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One year ago today, I was finishing all of my last-minute preparations for Peru. After a very brief night’s sleep, I got up around 2:00 a.m. to leave for the airport. Two days and four flights later, the airplane wheels touched down in Lima, and a month I will never forget began.
Not surprisingly, I still [...]
Filed under: Personal Reflection on July 4th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of the most recent posts at the Girl Talk blog was entitled Homemaking is Not a Hindrance. It was an encouragement to me because even though I am not a homemaker, I often feel as though what I do forty hours a week is hindering me from what I really should be doing. Although [...]
Filed under: Career/Education, Christianity, Personal Reflection on July 2nd, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’m realizing that I might be at home for longer than I had planned on… and I need to stop thinking of this time as just a time of transition. I haven’t been getting involved in ministry yet because I keep thinking I’m going to be leaving. But I have no idea what God has [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection on June 28th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The phrase “one day at a time” has been my mantra for the past few weeks. There have been so many things going on, and it’s easy to be overwhelmed. Instead, I’ve been focusing on a very freeing truth - that God will give grace when the time is right. Jesus told us not to [...]
Filed under: Christianity, My Life, Personal Reflection on June 12th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Have you ever reminded someone of a truth from Scripture, only to have it come back around to you soon afterwards? The other day I mentioned God’s strength in weakness to someone. Today I was struggling with my insufficiency and insecurity in a few areas. When I turned to 2 Corinthians, which I’ve been reading [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection, Scripture, Struggles on June 11th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
It seems like it would be nice if I could make this a simple how-to post. Here are steps one, two, and three for how to make wise decisions about things that are more important than what color paint to use. There you go! But I read about a much more powerful way:
“If any of [...]
Filed under: Christianity, My Life, Personal Reflection, Scripture on June 9th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I love this verse: ”to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified” (Isaiah 61:3).
That’s such a picture of grace. I don’t [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection on June 1st, 2008 | 6 Comments »
