1 Samuel, forgiveness, God, grace, Holy Spirit, James, Jesus, Judges, obedience, Philippians, prayer, redemption, sin
A lot of times when I am going through a time of not caring about much, having a “meh” attitude about life, I slip into some pretty comfortable sins. Perhaps my favorite one is not doing the good I know I ought to do, per James 4:17. I don’t use my...
2 Peter, faith, God, growing, Jesus, Peter, power, spiritual growth, Uncategorized
(If you read the title of this post and thought, “I can be ineffective and unproductive right now by reading this blog instead of doing ______,” then we’re going to be great friends. Sarcasm is my spiritual gift, and I salute your wittiness.) Now, in...
Bible, God, hope, Jesus, Law, obedience, redemption, Romans, Ruth, sin
I don’t know why, but it struck me this morning how comforting it is that God uses our sins for good. I’m not saying our sins are good, obviously. I’m saying He takes our stupid decisions and eventually uses the results for good purposes. Of course,...
1 Peter, Bible, conflict, friendship, God, growing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, love, Peter, relationships, spiritual growth
I have a love-hate relationship with relationships. I love them when they’re going well, but I hate them when they’re going poorly. I love them when they are well-established and comfortable, but I hate them when they are new and awkward. I love them when...
Bible, God, Jesus, Luke, obedience, Peter, waiting
As I hang out in a bit of a limbo phase in life, post seminary but pre whatever is next, I’m struck by what Jesus’ calling of Peter and buds to follow Him is teaching me about waiting. The longest account of the calling is in the gospel of Luke. So...
1 Peter, Bible, faith, grief, Jesus, pain, Peter, suffering, trials
Hi. My name is Kelly. I used to write here. Often. And I used to love it. And some of you enjoyed it, too. But in January, 2015, I started working on my master’s and all but totally stopped writing here. And I missed it. A lot. And some of you missed it,...
