In 2015 I didn’t pick one word. I picked one color: gray. I found grace in that gray instead of in the black and white world I preferred to live in. It was a year of “I would never …” becoming exactly what I had to do. The emotions our family experienced last year were bigger…
In my self-care for the special-needs mom series I wrote about Your Life Purpose and talked about having a personal mission statement. Here are more tips for doing that and my personal mission statement. Your purpose as a believer in Christ is the same as my purpose: bring glory to God and enjoy Him forever….
As I preach the gospel to myself, I’m also mindful of what I put off and put on: If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died,…
Forgiving others may be the hardest thing you do. Do it anyway. I talked to a friend yesterday about a situation in our family that happened months ago but left deep scars. Because of God’s grace and goodness, those scars are healing. What’s not healing are the relationships that were damaged because of the situation….
The gospel is not just for the moment of salvation. We need the gospel for every moment of our lives. Paul sums up the gospel message in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 : For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that…
“Lamenting” is not an option on Facebook for how you’re feeling when you post a status update. But it’s a valid emotion we see over and over again in Scripture. When reading through the book of Psalms, you can’t miss it. People get sad and they tell God about that sadness. They explain their pain, frustration,…