I’ve been playing “Throne Room Song” on repeat lately. I even wake up with the bridge thrumming through my mind: The veil is torn; the doors fling wideI see glory as I run insideThe throne room; before You, I bow.taken from “Throne Room Song” by Charity Gayle A picture has been seared into my soul–anContinueContinue reading “Abide: Breakers and Builders”
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Remain: Abiding in God
When I once prepared for a talk about growing our roots deeply in Christ, I had this inspiration to lead the group through a guided prayer using imagery of literal roots breaking out of a seed and digging into the soil so that a plant would develop and flourish. And bear fruit. As I practiced,ContinueContinue reading “Remain: Abiding in God”
Remain: Drawing Near to God
Despite the thousands of miles that separate them, doting parents laugh with their children and a faithful aunt blows kisses to her niece and nephew. A tiny screen makes a way for connections to happen–a way for families to see, hear, and love from afar. But at some point, they’ll be reunited, drawing close forContinueContinue reading “Remain: Drawing Near to God”
Remain: God, Our Refuge
Many summers ago, Larry and I took our three sons to Colorado. To a one bedroom cabin with no internet. No cable TV. And one tiny table built for two. Needless to say we spent lots of time outdoors–which was the point of the trip. One afternoon, however, we planned for a day “in.” EagerContinueContinue reading “Remain: God, Our Refuge”
Remain: Dwelling in the Secret Place
My brother is a true-blue outdoorsman. When he fishes, he’s all in–wearing shorts with lots of pockets for all the tools of the trade, toting huge tackle boxes full of hooks and lures that sparkle in the sun. When he hunts, he’s no different–getting up long before the sun to sit in cold duck blinds,ContinueContinue reading “Remain: Dwelling in the Secret Place”
Remain: God, Our Dwelling Place
Standing on the street in front of our newly purchased lot, my husband and I babbled all the ideas and hopes for our first house. Brick type. Paint color. Carpet thickness. Weeks passed as we watched the slab poured and frame go up. Then walls and a roof. But it was stepping into the finishedContinueContinue reading “Remain: God, Our Dwelling Place”
Remain: Dwelling with God
If I nodded toward a park bench, breathless from our long walk, and said, “let us tarry here a while,” what would you do? a. Push onwardb. Pout, reluctantly handing me your terry-cloth towelc. Pop-a-squat and sit a spell It’s my hope that you would have taken a break with me–because to tarry is toContinueContinue reading “Remain: Dwelling with God”
Inhabit: God Dwells In Us
I’m so curious to know how you’ve reacted to the idea of Jesus tabernacling among us. I’ve tried to imagine what it must have been like for Him to leave His heavenly place and power to take on a tent–human flesh–and live among us. And I can’t. The only way I can reconcile Jesus choosingContinueContinue reading “Inhabit: God Dwells In Us”
Inhabit: God Dwells Among His People
Have you ever held so tightly to a belief that you refused to hear any other idea on the subject? I’ve personally dug my heels in a few times–like the years around age twenty when I thought I knew better than God on most things. I’d been taught the truth, but I no longer listened.ContinueContinue reading “Inhabit: God Dwells Among His People”
Inhabit: God Dwells With His People
We’ve been tracing some biblical history on this journey to see what it looks like to dwell, and a key component is the Fall. At one point, we imagined how perfect life was before the Fall–for Adam and Eve to live in a creation with no death or pain or sorrow–in the presence of theirContinueContinue reading “Inhabit: God Dwells With His People”