FAITH CENTERED POSTS
When in a mental health crisis I grappled with faith and searched for clarity about what was true. In the end, Christian counseling and uncovering lies I’d believed about the character of God paved a way to lasting healing. Let’s carve out some space for your mind to breathe.
Relational
{Image Via} The Bible shows us the very nature of God. You can look at it pretty much verse by verse and critically think about what just that one tiny piece of Scripture says about the nature of God. When we do this, we find all kinds of answers; because God is not...
Bad Apples
Yesterday we talked about bearing good spiritual fruit. Today I'm talking about bad apples. Originally this had all been one long post about the good and the bad, but I decided it was best to split it up. If you are hating the discussion of fruit, don't worry,...
Good Fruit
{click image for source} I've been thinking about fruit. Maybe because the weather has taken taken on those cool, fall overtones and I'm craving apples and all things made from apples {cider, pie, turn overs, crisp...} But as I think about fruit it's hard for me not...
Cultivating Contentment
{image via} I feel like I hear the same sentiment all the time. I have felt it, and you probably have too. I feel like it's especially prevalent among the millennial generation. Our post high school years were filled with computers, technology and recession. Jobs were...
People Pleasing
"We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts." --1 Thessalonians 1:4b It's so very easy to get caught up in the people pleasing game. Especially if you are a yesser like me. You know, the kind of person who says "yes" to just about...
Medical Miracle
{image via} It's time I tell you a story. The ending isn't finished yet, but I'll tell you what I know up to this point. At the end of the post you might think I'm crazy, or a wishful thinker, or an exaggerator. But I don't think any of those are true {well...not...
Rippling
image via Those of you who have worked with me or close to me {especially in my early self-employment years} know that I'm not opposed to taking unusual payment. I guess in that sense I'm very old fashioned. The kind of girl who could accept a dozen eggs for an hour...
Grace & Peace
image via As I've been memorizing Colossians there have been a few verses that have really stood out to me. Tonight I want to tell you about one that has haunted me {in a good way, not a weird-creepy way} for weeks now. It's Colossians 1:2. To God’s holy...
Memorizing
{image via} Remember when I told you I was going to memorize the book of Colossians? I'm happy to report that I'm still going strong. And Derek is too. I think everything is more fun if we do it together. This included. Especially since there have been days when...
A Whole Book
image via I know I mentioned before that this is the Summer of Yes. At the time it was declared, back in the beginning of June, I was feeling like that was a great idea. I couldn't wait to see what I could say "yes" to. Then I had surgery. And the yeses in...
Lead.
Last week I wrote about how we, as Christians are called to be different. Originally I was going to combine that premise to what I'm writing about now--leadership. Image Via But as I started, it all got too long and fuzzy. So I decided to sit on this one for...
Different. Not Lame.
It's almost cliche to say that as Christians we are called to be different. It's something I grew up hearing, it's something I've said. And it's true. It's a salve we put on wounds and aches when our peers poke fun at us for not drinking at the party, or...
