evangelism, faith, God, Jesus, Uncategorized
Sunday morning I sat in a class at my evangelical church, and the subject of sharing our faith with non-believers came up. We brain-stormed why our church and the churches in our community aren’t growing, and we decided it’s because we aren’t telling...
Ann Voskamp, believe, faith, God, Heaven, hope, One Thousand Gifts, pain, thankfulness
It’s not often I read the same book twice in a year’s time, but it happened this year. Partly because it is an excellent book. And partly because I am quick to forget what I “learn”. (Have we really learned something if we forget it?) If...
believe, Bible, elders, Exodus, faith, God, James, Mark, obedience, prayer
Truth be told, I’m not comfortable with the whole idea of anointing people with oil. It’s a mysterious, wacky religious right practice that I just don’t understand. It’s not a practice I’m very familiar with, having grown up with no...
2 Chronicles, Bible, Bible study, faith, trials
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again (as long as you keep reading it): the Old Testament is relevant TODAY. I’m 20 days behind on my read-through-the-Bible-in-a-year-chronologically plan. Impressive, no? I thought I’d have totally given...
Bible, faith, fear, God, growing, Jesus, meaning of life, obedience, Philippians, spiritual growth
In Philippians 2 it says, “[Christ] humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8). I read this on Sunday, and the phrase “obedient to death” jumped off the page. Yes, this is what God calls...
Bible, faith, God, hope, Jeremiah, Psalms, trials
Sometimes when we are in the middle of a storm, all we want is for someone to say, “You’ll make it. I went through the exact same thing, and I made it. You’ll make it, too.” No matter the crisis we are in, that’s what we want to hear....
