My husband had been hired as the pastor at a new church in Pennsylvania. We had been at there for just a few weeks when we went to the church’s Super Bowl party. One of our boys was just over two-years-old and the other was six months. Our older son was playing and running around…
“So somewhere in my youth or childhood, I must have done something good,” Maria sings to Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music.” She seems to believe she did something to deserve this love from him, she was good enough to receive the gift of their relationship. They sing together, “Nothing comes from nothing, nothing ever could.”…
(I’ve been reading Christine’s new book for the last few weeks, with pencil in hand to underline each sentence that really speaks to me, so I’m taking my time. I got an early copy in exchange for an honest review, which I will post on Wednesday. Today I wanted to share this guest post from…
When reading the book of Job, I was looking at what Job’s friends did right and wrong. But I noticed not only the friends’ actions, but also Job’s reaction. How did he deal with these friends who kept accusing him of sin and judging him? And how could I learn from his example? Things got…
Job was grieving great losses. His children had been killed. He had lost his oxen, donkeys, sheep, and camels. Everything that could go wrong had gone wrong. And yet, when facing the choice to worship God or walk away from Him, Job blessed the name of the Lord and remained sinless in his mourning….
I’m over at Not Alone today, reminding myself that “God won’t give you more than you can handle” is a lie, but there are more powerful promises actually found in Scripture. Want to join me there?
