the when

By Posted in - general & scripture & talks & writing on July 30th, 2015 1 Comments

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33

 

As we continue to unpack what it means to be deeply rooted in relationship …

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the what

By Posted in - general & scripture & talks & writing on July 5th, 2015 3 Comments

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast… Ephesians 2:8-9

As we explore …

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the who

By Posted in - scripture & talks & writing on June 14th, 2015 5 Comments

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”   John 14:6

In the last post, I stated that we must …

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roots

By Posted in - general & scripture & talks & writing on May 21st, 2015 3 Comments

And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then …

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there is a season

By Posted in - general & scripture & talks on May 15th, 2015 3 Comments

Remember that late 60’s hit from The Byrds, Turn, Turn, Turn?

“To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time to every purpose, under heaven…”

 

We usually think of that song as an …

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good friday

By Posted in - general & poetry & published on April 3rd, 2015 0 Comments

Good Friday

Who am I, that you’d suffer and die
That your innocent blood would let
So that I’d be redeemed and now be free
To be the person I am not yet

The nails that …

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chinese water torture

By Posted in - general & humor & random & scripture & writing on February 17th, 2015 3 Comments

So last night, we were going through our nightly bedtime rituals when, much to our surprise and annoyance, our smoke detectors all started going off.  A quick, adrenaline-packed race through the house proved that no fire …

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an army of fireflies

By Posted in - general & ministry & trafficking on January 27th, 2015 7 Comments

I basically live in a bubble, and unless you just happen to be reading this while battling on the front lines of a mission field or a war zone somewhere, so do you.

It stings a …

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fa-la-labulous (my holiday gift favorites)

By Posted in - books & dogs & favorites & general & gifts & music & reviews on December 3rd, 2014 1 Comments

It truly is the most WONDER-ful time of the year, y’all.

However, it is also the most AWFUL-ful time of the year for things like:

healthy eating plans
practicing boundaries with family members
new cars you don’t want dinged up …

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thanks, but no thanks.

By Posted in - general on November 20th, 2014 2 Comments

Thanksgiving is such a time of temptation for me.  And it’s not just the food, y’all.

Let’s face it, our culture has done an excellent job creating approximately a bajillion distractions and things to stress and worry …

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