Rest. Stillness. Being. Refresh. Words that pour out of the word “Sabbath.” Yet our Sabbaths often consist of: Catch up. Work. To-Do Lists. What if we rethought what the Sabbath was supposed to be? What if we questioned many of the things we “assumed” the Sabbath should be and remade it into what it was…
I have a “healthy” appetite. I can eat food like it’s going out of style. In fact, often times I out-eat Dan. Food is not necessarily an addiction for me, but I sure do have a good ole appetite. What I have thought about MORE recently, is how is my spiritual appetite? I have dealt…
God’s love story for a broken world. Have you ever thought about the Bible being a love story to you? A book written for YOU, a story about broken people, in need of a Savior? A Savior who came down, from a perfect world, to live among us, and die for us? Now THAT, is…
Mission trips, I think no matter WHERE you go, God can use you. I think no matter WHERE God calls you, God can use you. That is how I have been feeling. I have thought many a times about our mission trip to Belize these past few days. I have thought about our mission trip…
Where does my deep desire to be organized come from? My belief. My faith in God. My desire to live a life for Him and not myself. While on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic (a second time), my heart cried tears of disgust and embarrassment at the life I was living. Not that we…
Legalism. Do you cringe at the thought of that word? Does your mind automatically remind you of the rules and regulations you have not kept? Or do you think of others who have not “kept the rules?” Legalism is a touchy subject. In my Bible study this week, it talks about legalism. I was anxious…
