Tag Archives: Christian writings

Fire and Water | My Cup Overflows

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I’m certainly afflicted.  It’s been hard.  In Psalm 34:19 it states that many are the afflictions of the righteous.  In Psalm 66:10-12 it states that You (God) have tested, refined and afflicted.  Both verses do not end there.  They both say BUT (and oh how I love the “buts” in scripture… oh how I NEED...

Tempest | Now I See You

Job.  Yes, Job.  We love Job.  But we shutter at his story. Permission from God Most High was granted to Satan to bring great trouble to Job.  It’s disheartening to read, but also encourages the weariest of hearts.  Perhaps one of the most moving is Job’s initial response to his devastation.  It was worship.  It...

Parenting

TEN THINGS I’VE LEARNED ABOUT PARENTING 1. I’m not a perfect parent This is hard to accept, because if I had my way I would be perfect.  Despite my failures, God’s gives grace.  When my children are in rebellion, the tactic of the enemy is to rest all the blame heavily on my imperfections, causing...

New Mercy

Everyone resonates with a fresh start, a new beginning, a “do over” at the emergence of each new year.  Yet, how quickly the goals aren’t reached and the intensity for those things we sought passionately to pursue, dissolves. It occurred to me that each day we’re given this same fresh start, too often reserved in...

Bondservant

I’m drawn to this word: substitution.  It has meaning that goes deep into my soul. I’m equally drawn to what it means to be a bondservant and find that there is an intriguing correlation between the two. Here’s a story told by Tom Elliff: “In England, a man paid an exorbitant price for a slave...

 

 

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