Sabbath. We don’t use that word very often, and more times than not we probably clump it in Christianese verbiage that most outside of the church don’t understand. We are bad about that verbiage. We desperately need to communicate the Gospel in a common vernacular. Sabbath: divinely set apart for rest and worship. Technically observed … Continue reading sabbath
religion
tears
Jesus wept.Tears. Just to double check I looked it up in the Hebrew dictionary…yep, actual tears. *Geek alert - maybe I should have led with that.*Also, shortest verse in the Bible. Mind blown? Good.And ironically (or not) it is found in the Gospel of John, which is the Gospel that has the most sent language … Continue reading tears
dream
Sometimes I feel like Christianity is taking a nap…a super long, hibernation-type nap. And those of us that are not involved in hibernation are misunderstood by all of the extreme views that make it in the media, while our good stuff of helping the down and out goes on without notice. Think about how excited … Continue reading dream
lift
Arguments, confrontation and walls so thick that a wrecking ball wouldn’t be able to break it down...it drives me crazy when believers fight. I get that family members have fights, especially when we are passionate people. But what does that show non-believers if we can’t get along? Would you want to be a part of … Continue reading lift
evil
Evil. Easy to despise. Easy to be put yourself on the opposing side. Easy to speak out against. Easy to hate the villain. Also…easy to find yourself slipping into… How many times have I said something hateful? How many times have I done something mean? So often I find myself amidst the struggle of more … Continue reading evil
see
There are so many clichés about ‘seeing,’ but how often do we think about how we are reflected in the eyes of others? What do they see when they look at us? How do our eyes reflect our love? Our friendship? Our compassion? Our purpose? Our passion? Our orneriness? Or even our hate? There are … Continue reading see
pain
You would hope something as wondrous and miraculous as God’s mission wouldn’t bring hurt, pain or anger. But when you have people that are serving from a place of passion…our humanness enters in, and all hell breaks loose. It’s ugly. It’s painful. It hurts. But what can we really expect when we are dealing with … Continue reading pain
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