Long have I despised the day after Christmas. All the hype, expectation, and anticipation ends even before midnight on Christmas, because soon we understand that the magic of the season is over. This is the attitude about the days following Christmas I grew up with. Often as a family we would take down and put … Continue reading The Day After
Category: jesus
Catalyst
I went through a few years playing faith and going through the motions. I felt I really had no viable option otherwise. I hadn't lost my faith but I didn't feel connected either. The time after my first grandma died was also the time I was initially grieving children we would never have, and for … Continue reading Catalyst
Lose
Lose your life. Gain your life in Christ. The full meaning of that verse has always alluded me. I get that my life must be surrendered to Christ, but what does that look like? Really? In my day to day life? It's definitely something to pray about especially in this season of somber reflection. I … Continue reading Lose
March 23 | Grief
How appropriate that today's word is 'grief.' I took a little hiatus from my daily posts (but not from Bible reading) because life got a little topsy-turvy after my grandmother died two weeks ago today. I went to Illinois for the funeral and time with family and then when I got back, we had family from … Continue reading March 23 | Grief
Legacy of faith
--------------------------- "I believe in God, the Almighty, Jesus his son, born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus was born in human form and lived and died as a human. Jesus was crucified and gave his life for us. He was sinnless and God raise him from death to be the only Judge of us. Jesus preached … Continue reading Legacy of faith
The crucified life
I'm on Day 3 of Week 1 of "Living Beyond Yourself"... let's just say I'm still working on the whole time and study with God thing. Anyway, today's lesson was especially pertinent because of the time of year. Sunday is Palm Sunday and the following Sunday is Easter. I've heard the story of the last … Continue reading The crucified life
A work in progress
Our theme for 2012 at Harvest is "Get it done", based on Ephesians 2:10, which says, "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Works do not earn us salvation, rather they should be a product of salvation. In the shuffle … Continue reading A work in progress
Committed…
...to a life of following the Lord wherever He leads. ...to selling our possessions and going across continents and oceans. ...to giving generously of our finances in order to further His kingdom and show our obedience. ...to raising and educating our children to love people in a foreign land if we are so called. ...to … Continue reading Committed…
Being a servant
I look at my recent posts and I'm surprised, and not surprised, that I've posted about once a week. What is that?! Usually I have a lot more to say. But as it stands, I've been learning a big lesson on how to be a servant. I can thank my current job for that. I … Continue reading Being a servant
Gospel Challenge: Matthew 1-4
Like I mentioned in a previous post, I said I was going to take the challenge from our pastor to read through the Gospels. I don't know if it was a formal challenge, but it sounded like a good idea... I've heard most of these stories in some form or another my whole life (remember … Continue reading Gospel Challenge: Matthew 1-4
mercies per mile 
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