God’s Love & Loving Others
This past week reading Settle My Soul has challenged us to think about the love of God toward us and, our love toward others. *~*~* "I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself." (Jeremiah 31:3, NLT) I hope you...
The Jesus Who Surprises
We expect to find Jesus on and through the pages of the New Testament, especially in the four Gospels where Jesus birth, life and death have been recorded. In her book, The Jesus Who Surprises, author Dee Brestin challenges us to also discover Jesus in the Old...
He Journeys With Us
Life is a journey and that makes us “sojournersâ€. The interesting thing about sojourners is this – they stay for a time in a place, living there temporarily. If we apply this thought to the circumstances in our lives, we realize even circumstances are temporary....
He’ll Get Our Attention
"Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love." (Joel 2:13, NLT) "How far do you want God to go in getting your attention? God does what it takes to get our attention. Isn't that the message of the...
Distant
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Distant. The first words which came to mind upon seeing the word prompt were - far off, remote, aloof. None of these words are characteristics of God. Paul,...
Afraid Of All The Things
Fears. We all have them, it's a matter of what we will do when fear arises. Fear can be defined as an unpleasant emotion that is likely to cause pain or poses a threat. The problem with fear is found in the very word - "likely", as that means it is also unlikely to...