6:45 pm. I’ve just sat down with my dinner when the power shuts off. No blinking. No flashing. Just out. So of course the first thing I do, is start to panic and think, “Crap! Did I not pay the bill? Did I not update my credit card info?” (My bill is on autopay. And … Continue reading Power Outage
Alone Against the Mob: Crowds, Cancel Culture, and Courage | Desiring God
Crowds have the power to make the timid brave, the good better, and the bad devastatingly worse — a reality we find in our Bibles and our day. — Ler em http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/alone-against-the-mob God is always listening. I read this passage yesterday and had so many questions about it. I've never heard anyone preach on it, … Continue reading Alone Against the Mob: Crowds, Cancel Culture, and Courage | Desiring God
No Longer I Who Mother: Union with Christ (and Small Children) | Desiring God
When you feel weak, helpless, or insufficient as a mom, remember that if you belong to Christ, you mother in the peace and power of Another. — Ler em http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/no-longer-i-who-mother
Lord, Teach Us to Work: Learning from the Labors of Christ | Desiring God
We cannot imitate Christ in every work he accomplished, but we do copy what we can — and worship him for the ways we cannot. — Ler em http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/lord-teach-us-to-work What a perfectly timed article for me. I am in the middle of changing jobs. I've been a full time teacher for years. School filled my … Continue reading Lord, Teach Us to Work: Learning from the Labors of Christ | Desiring God
Game Ad
Why? Just why? Who on earth came up with this game? And how does anyone in their right mind think that this is okay? Are we trying to encourage this kind of behavior? It makes me shudder. It makes me cringe. It makes me very scared for the future and this generation. Because I was … Continue reading Game Ad
Courage Takes More Than a Keyboard: Christian Nerve in a Digital Age | Desiring God
As more and more of our lives go online, we are in regular danger of possessing bold keyboards while lacking similar courage face to face. — Read on http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/courage-takes-more-than-a-keyboard
The Proverbs 31 Warfare: How Home Unleashes a Woman | Desiring God
Many have heard of the Proverbs 31 woman. But what about the Proverbs 31 warrior? — Read on http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-proverbs-31-warfare How beautiful! How empowering! I pray that this will be true of me now and when I become a wife/mother! A much needed perspective in this broken, messed up world. Feminism, I think, started because women's … Continue reading The Proverbs 31 Warfare: How Home Unleashes a Woman | Desiring God
What Could Be Wrong with ‘Church Planting’? Six Dangers in a Missions Strategy | Desiring God
If we prize depth over breadth, we may not spread the gospel far. If we prize breadth over depth, we leave churches vulnerable to error and heresy. — Read on http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/what-could-be-wrong-with-church-planting Having been a missionary in foreign countries, I have seen this in action. It is amazing and awesome that we want to reach people … Continue reading What Could Be Wrong with ‘Church Planting’? Six Dangers in a Missions Strategy | Desiring God
Hearing Aids
So while quarantine sucks in many, many ways, it has also been really nice. My extended family typically only gets together on major holidays. Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving. (Birthdays are only attempted for the younger cousins under 18.) That's about it. Because we are spread across the US and at times, the world. But covid has … Continue reading Hearing Aids
Hungry Hiccups
Have you ever been super hungry? Stomach growling. Feeling empty. Feeling like you haven’t eaten in days. Even though you ate less than 2 hours ago. But you eat again anyway. Because listening to your body’s hunger cues is important. You get your food and you take your first bite. And then almost immediately swallow. … Continue reading Hungry Hiccups
Heaven is my Home 