My husband thinks we’ve gotten old. One sign of which is that we’ve become bird watchers. I don’t think that’s uniquely an age thing; otherwise, every person over fifty would have bird feeders in their yards and binoculars on their windowsills. I do, however, believe that with age comes the ability to see the worldContinueContinue reading “Embrace Faith: Holy Spirit”
Author Archives: Shelley Linn Johnson
Embrace Faith: God’s Word
Part One I sit at my desk in our new Georgia home, my eyes continually drawn to the window where I watch a new-to-me-world unfold below. A slow, steady rain continues to fill the back portion of our wooded yard as the runoff of our street flows from every direction, heading toward the retention pondContinueContinue reading “Embrace Faith: God’s Word”
Embrace Faith: New Word
For more than a decade, I’ve delighted in receiving one word from the Lord to guide me through the year. I’ve been stretched by learning to better communicate with my family and within my ministry. I’ve been bolstered by hope and joy as I’ve dug into Scripture to learn about God’s brand of each andContinueContinue reading “Embrace Faith: New Word”
Embrace Faith: Keep Going
We decided rather abruptly to drive straight through – East Texas to Atlanta, Georgia – a ten and a half hour journey. Add an hour or two for stops. Plus a time change. We were in for a long day, but we were determined. The first several hours flew by. My husband worked in theContinueContinue reading “Embrace Faith: Keep Going”
Embrace Faith: The Great Adventure
No lie. I outlined these posts weeks ago with nothing on my mind but what I thought the Lord was leading me toward. This particular week I had entitled “The Journey” after listening to Darlene Zschech on a podcast – because she called faith a journey. I liked it. I borrowed it. But when IContinueContinue reading “Embrace Faith: The Great Adventure”
Embrace Faith: Doubts, Discomforts, Limitations
It never ceases to amaze me how often it occurs that what I’m slated to write about in a given week or season, turns out to be exactly what I need. And this week was no different. I entered December fully surrendered to the process of waiting and being present with those right in frontContinueContinue reading “Embrace Faith: Doubts, Discomforts, Limitations”
Embrace Faith: Open Arms, Open Heart
I talk a lot about our ability to choose our responses and stances and postures throughout our lives. There’s much we have no control over or choice in, but how we walk through life – that is our choice. I was one who, at an early age, grabbed hold of faith. I trusted that JesusContinueContinue reading “Embrace Faith: Open Arms, Open Heart”
Embrace the New Year
We can’t see the future. We cannot know what 2025 will hold – even if we have plans and hopes and dreams for it. We can’t anticipate the twists and turns coming our way, but neither should we fear them. In fact, I suspect that for all we think and hold and feel as weContinueContinue reading “Embrace the New Year”
Hiddenness: Death to Life
Waiting. Our minds work overtime to get us past it. Our bodies get busy to overcome it. Yet somewhere along the way we start believing we’ll never get through it. The truth is, however, waiting is never forever. Just as the dark of a sleepless night that stretches on and on eventually brightens with theContinueContinue reading “Hiddenness: Death to Life”
Hiddenness: Discouragement to Joy
Cloaked in the darkness of the theater, tears streamed down my cheeks. The questions asked by the Herdman children in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever caused something within me to break open. Having never heard the Christmas story – not ever – the Herdmans were entranced. Confused. Mortified! How could an innkeeper not give aContinueContinue reading “Hiddenness: Discouragement to Joy”