A Little Change of Perspective Goes a Long Way

1 John, discipline, God, idols, John, Kurt Cobain, love, obedience, sin

Hi, my name is Kelly, and I am a rebel. I’m sure this is true of all people to some degree or another, but I feel particularly prone to resist authority. I blame my older brother.  He modeled rebellion well for me, for which he spent the better part of the...

We Can Learn From Blockheads

God, Job, truth

(Apparently, I’ve been watching too many Charlie Brown holiday specials because “blockhead” is my new favorite insult). (Is it bad to start a blog post with a digression?  No?  How about two digressions?) In my last post I quoted one of Job’s...

Well, Looky Here

Bible, evangelism, faith, God, grace, Job

My church is inviting everyone to read through the Bible chronologically this year.  And to make it more exciting, they’ve recommended a website, YouVersion, to help. (And, seriously, it makes it more exciting!  I love the change of pace of reading the Bible on...

Cheap Hope

believe, Bible, God, hope, Job, Romans

I marvel at people who don’t have any religious beliefs.  Depending on the website, between 2% and 11% of the world’s population are atheists, agnostics, or have no religious beliefs.  Assuming a world population of 7 billion, that translates to between...

Discipline is a Blessing?

Bible, blessings, discipline, God, growing, Job

I don’t often have never thought to myself, “I’m so thankful the Lord is using this event in my life to correct foolishness in my heart.  What a blessing!” I’m just not a take-discipline-with-a-smile kinda girl.  I prefer to whine and...

An Unlikely Response to Tragedy

faith, God, growing, Job, tragedy, worship

I just read Job 1. You know, that uplifting account of this righteous guy that Satan attacks because God is confident that Job will still praise Him. And verses 20 and 21 stopped me in my tracks. Job has just learned that he has lost all of his children in a...