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…
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…
Do you ever feel a pull towards something that saying no or walking away just seems impossible? Do you ever feel so drawn towards something that not participating would feel wrong? This pull starts so small. The little things. The “oh, this would be okay ONE time.” But then you find yourself doing it over…
Deuteronomy 24:5 says: “If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married.” Have you ever read that verse and thought “do WHAT?”…
