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Election Reflection
I had such a wonderful conversation with my Indo daughter this morning, laughing and chatting. At one point, she asked me what my thoughts were (on this Saturday morning) before I cast a vote on Tuesday. As we talked, I was so aware of the difference in perspective she had as a present “foreigner”. Just Continue reading
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Celebrating Halloween
Is participating in Halloween activities the same as “celebrating” Halloween’s dark side? For our family, the answer is no. I confess that we participate in the pagan side of holiday festivities. For example, we have Christmas trees at Christmas, eggs at Easter, and pumpkins, candy, and costumes at Halloween. But all of these are just Continue reading
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Just So Full of Myself!
So, I find the law that when I want to do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God in my inner being. But I see a different law in my members waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin Continue reading
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Worship Matters … Every.Single.Day
“Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God” is a book I have been reading, given to me by my daughter. It is her “text book” in one of her classes this semester. Natalie signed up for a class at Boyce (in the midst of the fast and furious acceptance to the school, Continue reading
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Beauty from Ashes … Again and Again
My sister – by marriage – is studying Beth Moore’s updated version of “Breaking Free.” I did the study years ago, but decided to pick it up and look through it again. I love how fresh God’s word is no matter what the season of our lives might look like. As many of my blog readers know, Continue reading
