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 »
I am home now. This will be quick, but I do hope to give a fuller overview soon! God really blessed me through the conference. I was encouraged, and convicted of some areas of sin and unbelief. It is so easy to talk the talk and not walk the walk. I have so many areas [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection, Scripture on May 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Nonetheless, I still let outward things determine my inward state, with the result that I have fickle joy, not Paul-like joy - the kind that would lead me to say,
“I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection, Scripture on May 19th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I love Coldplay’s song “Clocks” - it’s one of my recent favorites. Have any of you heard it? You can listen to a sample here. The lyrics and melody are lovely, and there are certain lines that shimmer for me. One of those comprises the title for this entry, and some others are:
Come out of [...]
Filed under: Personal Reflection on May 17th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Tonight I was humbled when I read about continued religious persecution in India on Persecution Blog. One of the two stories is extra poignant for me.
Seven young women from Gospel for Asia Bible college were “sharing the love of Christ.” Then a government official began to argue with them. He confined them to one room for [...]
Filed under: Christianity, Personal Reflection on April 30th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I babysit for a family with a two-year-old girl and a one-year-old boy. They’re so cute; I love them so much. They’re both adopted and are very close in age. I’ve been babysitting them this whole school year, and I am dreading saying goodbye to them. They are so sweet.
Zoe (not her real name) is [...]
Filed under: Personal Reflection on April 25th, 2008 | 10 Comments »
If you spend any time reading blogs with a Reformed bent, you know that there are certain characterizations that can be made: we like the English Standard Version, the Puritans, John Piper, and complementarianism, among many other (sometimes stereotypical) distinctives.
Lately I’ve been realizing how funny it is that I sort of stumbled upon a lot [...]
Filed under: Personal Reflection, Scripture on April 23rd, 2008 | 17 Comments »
