Bible, conflict, friendship, God, Philippians, Romans
Last week I had an issue with a friend. I felt wronged and disrespected. I felt unloved and unvalued. And, for some reason, I felt like that person ought to know how I felt. Why do we do that? Why do we feel we have to tell someone when they hurt our feelings?...
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, God, growing, Jesus, John, Matthew, meaning of life, Philippians, service
God has been trying to teach me something huge the past 18 months. And, in pure human fashion, I have been slow to learn. It got to the point where a couple of weeks ago I more or less pleaded with the Lord, “WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TEACH ME?! I DON’T...
college, God, Philippians, Spiritual legacy
It’s been awhile since I wrote about my first year in college, but you may remember that I was somewhat dissatisfied with the college I chose to attend. (The sarcasm, it is thick and heavy like the quilt your grandma made for cold winter nights in the cabin...
Ann Voskamp, Bible, blessings, God, One Thousand Gifts, Philippians
God has been hard at work trying to teach me about perspective lately. My default perspective is hopelessness. Is something in my life changing? Despair! Is something in my world unpredictable? Insecurity! Is something in my environment not exactly (or not at all)...
1 Thessalonians, Bible, God, grace, growing, Matthew, Philippians
The majority of the time my posts are hard to stomach. I often write about getting real. And the reality about getting real is that it means we have to call sin sin. When we stop to read the scriptures, we see ourselves on the pages. We see the Bible call our sin...
