One of the things I've been wrestling with this year is harshness toward myself. I struggle to accept God's love for me. I feel like I will only ever grieve Him. I believe that I'm incapable of bringing Him delight. I don't seek the crown of life - I feel guilty for wanting to share in glory. I'm drawn to the descriptions of our Lord's Passion, ( Read more... )

The Lord Jesus calls us to look like Him! (Of course He does :) 2 Corinthians 3:18, 1 John 3:2, 1 Corinthians 13:12 ( Read more... )

So thankful that the Lord Jesus is risen! (Luke chapter 24"But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. But each one in his own order: Christ the ( Read more... )

What a strange turn of events. New and yet...I feel like I've been here before. My boss asked if I'd be ok and I said, "Sure, I've done this before for a whole year!" In a sense, I felt fine; but in another sense, I felt angry. Not again ( Read more... )

Last night I caught up with my roommates over frozen yogurt at 32 Below. While the restaurant was incredibly loud and thus uncomfortable/painful/stress-provoking, I was thankful for the chance to see and talk with my sweet sisters. They wanted to know how things were going, how my recent travels had been, and how I was feeling. They also asked ( Read more... )

This coming Monday, I'm leading my small group in a study of 1 John 2:12-14. The passage addresses Christians by their level of spiritual maturity and encourages each group with a different truth. I plan to walk my sisters through the meaning of the text, explore questions that they have, and then consider which audience/message they feel applies ( Read more... )

This past week was a busy one. I don't know if it's allergies or something else, but I've been really tired the past few days. I got some sunshine this morning, studied 1 John with my sisters from small group, and am spending the afternoon resting. After breakfast, I took a nap and since then I've been listening to music, looking through my ( Read more... )

Recently, I've been searching through the Scriptures as one famished. I had praised God one week ago for giving me a thirst to read 2 Samuel and in the wake of that praise, I've found it answered with even more desire for His word. Praise the Lord ( Read more... )

Tonight in our small group Bible study, we considered who we are in Christ ( Read more... )

One of my sisters emailed me yesterday with a message that I wanted to pass along ( Read more... )