We’ve begun reading through the Bible together at our church. As we made our way through Exodus, it struck us how impatient and even irritated we could be toward the Israelites as they made their way through the wilderness. Most of us struggled with understanding how a group of people, who are meant to beContinueContinue reading “Embracing Grace: Trust”
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Embrace Faith: Word and Spirit
When I think of two things that go together, peas and carrots come to mind. Not because I like them, but because Forrest Gump thought he and Jenny went together really well – like peas and carrots. To follow the love story of Forrest and Jenny, we recognize quickly they’re very different – male/female, wellContinueContinue reading “Embrace Faith: Word and Spirit”
Hidden Messages: Spirit
Hidden messages aren’t always written. Sometimes they’re spoken. I witnessed this truth in a recent WWII series about two young children, Marie Laure and Werner, who found their ways through very dark worlds by listening to the light of a voice coming through their radios.1 Years later Marie, held captive in her French town, tookContinueContinue reading “Hidden Messages: Spirit”
Hidden Messages: Word
When I read Kate Quinn’s novel, The Rose Code, last year, I found myself on a journey to a hidden place called Bletchley Park, where during WWII, men and women worked night and day creating ciphers and decoding the encrypted messages of the Third Reich. I was enthralled with their processes, with their sheer stick-to-itiveness,ContinueContinue reading “Hidden Messages: Word”
Cultivate: Planting for Hope
How many times have you heard the adage, “You reap what you sow?” How many times have you seen it fulfilled? All the time – that’s why it’s proverbial. In my own life, if I sow much sugar into my body, I reap much pain and discomfort. If I sow a steady diet of socialContinueContinue reading “Cultivate: Planting for Hope”