Complicate
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Complicate. I define the word as to make something more difficult than it actually may be. And I certainly can tend do this when it...
Wait For the Lord {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
Easter has passed and I'm finding myself still drawn to thinking on the events. Jesus is resurrected to life, presents Himself to a few, and then what happens? In the Book of Acts, Luke gives us a glimpse: "To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering,...
Take the Bold Step of Faith
Last week I began the study "Esther: Seeing God When He is Silent" by The Daily Grace Co. The story of Esther is a very familiar one, but I am longing to see what God will teach anew through her story. The story of Esther brings to our attention a woman of bravery....
Sacrifice is the Beginning
The days leading up to Easter bring us to reflect much on the sacrifice, death, and resurrection of our Lord. Maybe this is the reason the verse poked at my soul for a few days. “He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the...
He Has Risen!
"He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying." (Matthew 28:6, NASB) "Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen" (1 Timothy 1:17, NASB) ...
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...