The blows, they just keep coming. Over and over, day after day. You wonder - will this ever end? Will things ever get better? Why am I being pummeled? Years ago, back when it wasn't over-grown, full of tall grass and weeds, my husband began a huge garden on his five-acre property. Day after day,… Continue reading Not for the Faint of Heart
Category: Worship and Christian Living
The Church of the Extremities, and other silly names
I am asking for grace as I write on this subject. Grace and understanding from those who shepherd His sheep. Pretty please – don’t crucify me by correcting my faulty theology, or hate me if you feel like I have mentioned you. I am going to be honest, but I will do my best to… Continue reading The Church of the Extremities, and other silly names
If We’re Honest
The faithful among us… the strong, the stout-hearted – how I admire and envy their stolidity, their strength, their unwavering belief in the face of the worst situations, the most devastating diagnoses, the most painful abandonments. You know somebody like this, I’m sure – someone who, no matter what happens, their immediate response is, “Yes,… Continue reading If We’re Honest
Am I For Real? How to not be a hypocrite
The gifts and the callings of God are without repentance. If He has anointed me to write, I will write, and He will use me. But if I cannot treat people with kindness, value, and worth, if I have a habit of hurting or ignoring others, or treating others as if they are beneath me;… Continue reading Am I For Real? How to not be a hypocrite
Just… Shut Up.
My mouth. Ohhh, my mouth. When I was a little girl, my grandma taught me how to use a needle and thread; how I wish I could take a needle and thread and use it to sew up my own pie-hole. Yes, my very own open trap that doesn’t seem to know when to keep… Continue reading Just… Shut Up.
I Never Knew You
Jesus told a story once. It was about a woman, who we will call Ann. Ann was a typical Christian woman. She did what she was supposed to do, married, raised a family, went to church, sang in the choir, worked in the nursery, and gave one tenth of her family's income in the offering… Continue reading I Never Knew You
The worst kind of sin
We all know it's wrong, even as we're doing it. The silent looks, knowing nods of agreement, quiet snickers and eye-rolls. The exclusion of someone who isn't necessarily like us, isn't up to snuff in our estimation, or just does or says things that annoy us... when we silently devalue another and lead others in… Continue reading The worst kind of sin
Ever hear a song lyric that just strikes you? Check this one out: There's a day that's drawing near, When this darkness breaks to light; And the shadows disappear, And my faith shall be my eyes. "My faith shall be my eyes..." what a powerful lyric - oh, that I would see with eyes of… Continue reading
Make Us ONE
Message to the body of Christ as a whole: please, be oh-so-careful about judging the hearts of others before you know their story. So much wounding takes place when we assume we know the thoughts and intentions of others and then knee-jerk react accordingly. There is so much division within the body because of our… Continue reading Make Us ONE
The Church Has Left the Building
"For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." ~Romans 12:4-5 What is the body of Christ? It is the church UNIVERSAL. It is the collective grouping of… Continue reading The Church Has Left the Building
Journey to Beautiful 