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...
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,...
Bible, friendship, God, Jesus, Mark, Peter, Philippians
I love Peter. He’s not afraid to say what everyone else is thinking, and he wears his heart on his sleeve, for better or for worse. I think we’ll be good friends in heaven. (Until we call each other out and get into a fist fight…) Anyway, I read an...
1 Peter, hope, pain, Peter, Romans
I’ve been mulling over an oxymoron the last 24 hours or so. At church yesterday, somebody (Keith Thomas – give props where props are due) brought up the idea that, as Christians, we can have hope and joy in the midst of grievous situations. We can trust...