I have come to understand why Paul found a preference for ministering at the far edges of Christendom…. with an “ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that he would not be building on someone else’s foundation……”...
For the first time in a long time I was reminded this morning of my 25 years of involvement with The Walk to Emmaus as I participated in an online devotional conversation where the topic of individuals’ experience with that renewal movement came up. I pulled...
Posted by a friend today: “My husband and I were talking on the phone yesterday as he was driving. We were talking about all the stress we were under with the many things life has thrown at us lately. It’s like when one thing goes wrong, it becomes a domino...
A young discipleship student with a lot of prior history of trauma and PTSD calls me frequently to discuss her dreams and seek help in gleaning the meaning that lies in them. Her dreams were, when we first met, nightmares of snarling, foreboding demons and feelings of...
When we give our woundedness over to God willingly and completely, it is transformed into a beautiful sacrifice that He receives with tender compassion, converts to refining brokenness and poverty of spirit that He loves and redeems and uses to enfold us into the...
Feelings Wheel link (at bottom of document) and emotional literacy materials from Titus 2 women’s ministry residential program Emotional Literacy- Knowing and Managing Our Emotions (Sept. 2017) Jesus sets an example for us of healthy emotional...
A prayer partner friend and I find that God often has us on parallel tracks….. What He is speaking to her through her activities and contacts, He is also speaking to me through mine… This is part of a devotional she shared yesterday. I had been reflecting...
Beautiful…… Rob Bell had a Nooma Video called “Breathe” that illustrated this.. “There was a moment when Moses had the nerve to ask God what his name is. God was gracious enough to answer, and the name he gave is recorded in the original...
My Mother had a saying…. a demand of us…. that she used with us children all my young life: “Keep your head up even if your tail is dragging the ground.” My veterinary office, North Bay Animal Hospital, has this sign outside since...
Jesus Christ was a man of sorrows, yet the bearer of joy to a weary world. Being in ministry reveals a small insight into the depth of His sorrow, not just on the cross but looking daily into the eyes and hearts of dead souls that don’t even know they are...
