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Weddings to Avoid
This is a small peek into the book I have been working on. It's about Brett's and my marriage and God's ability to heal even the worst situation.
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Scary Prayers – Part 2
In part 1 of Scary Prayers I shared what Jesus taught His disciples about how to pray and why that is hard. There is one other prayer that Jesus shares with us that I think qualifies as a scary prayer. This one in the Garden of Gethsemane. (Matt 26:36-46, Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:39-46) Jesus often used the name Abba (father in Aramaic) when He spoke to God. I love that He modeled an intimate close relationship with God as a fatherly one. One that shows God desires to be near. Here we see Jesus in the garden. Now just hours before His crucifixion. Jesus knows the time has come…
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Scary Prayers – Part 1
“Praying with the intent to obey, regardless of the answer given, is the most difficult of prayers.” I’ve been thinking a lot about my prayer life lately. I’ve been challenged to look hard at how I pray to see if it lines up with scripture. I wonder if I am “doing it right” or if my prayers are effective. I want to be casual when I pray. I want to take my laundry list of needs to God and tell Him how to fix them for me. I really want Him to do it quickly because I took the time to tell Him. But what I want more than all…
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Why does waiting have to be so hard?
Do you ever read a story in the Bible a hundred times and then all at once you read it again and – BAM – it comes alive in a new way that totally fits where you’re at? That’s me. Honestly, I identify with the Israelites in the desert so often but in this season of my life, it’s more so. Usually, the part I see myself with the Israelites in the desert is how many times they got it wrong. Slow learners unite! But right now, the time I relate to on the wilderness journey is the waiting. Oh, the waiting. I need to pause and breathe thinking of…
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My Ebenezer – “He has helped us thus far”
When you walk in my front door one of the first things you will see is this wall hanging. It signifies so many things. This has become, for me, my Ebenezer. You may not remember that word in the Bible and all you can picture is a grumpy old man from A Christmas Carol but it is in fact a biblical word. 1 Samuel begins before the people of Israel had asked God for a king. They were lead by the prophet Samuel. This was before the mighty King David or even King Saul. If you remember anything in the early Old Testament it’s the people of Israel were slow…
