Lent: A Season of Sacrifice {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
I didn't grow up in a denomination which recognized or practiced the season of Lent. Only in my adult life, did I decide it was something I wanted to observe. It's been several years in which I gave up something for the Lenten season, often wanting it to be something...
He Calls Us Saints
Do you think of yourself in terms of a saint? This is our identity in Jesus and yet I don't think I remember this often enough. "To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place...
Talent: The Gift We Give Back to God
“Talent” has been defined as “a special natural ability or aptitude” (dictionary.com). We have each been entrusted with a talent, or two. Some have several talents, some have one. Some talents are visible to many, and some are hidden only to be seen by God. “For it is...
The Exchanged Life
"I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." (Galatians 2:20, NASB) "The Christian life is an...
Blame
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Blame. I have done plenty wrong in my life thus far, and I am sure, I will be to blame for yet more. It's not an admission made...
Slaves & Freedom {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
Bible Study breathes life into my soul. A small group of ladies sharing transparently and vulnerably becomes a lifeline, and a filter by which to view life. Recently we read and discussed Romans 6:16-22. Our study reminded us that freedom has a cost and the cost was...