Every day, you rub shoulders with people whose lives are better because of your presence.
Author: Pam Gibbs
Spiritual director. My favorite quote: “I could more easily contain Niagara Falls in a tea cup than I can comprehend the wild, uncontainable love of God.” --Brennan Manning
What to Do When You Doubt God
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw Him they worshiped him, but some doubted. –Matthew 28:16-17 (ESV) Do you ever doubt God? If so, you’re in good company. The disciples doubted, too. Even after Jesus rose from the dead. At the end of the …
3 Creative Ways to Connect with God
Do you feel frustrated because you feel disconnected from God, even though you pray or read your Bible. If so, you're not alone. If God is infinite (and He is), and if God is creative (and He is), then it seems to me that His creatures can connect with Him in an infinite number of …
What’s Your Definition of More?
The Bible says, "Now to him [God] who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine..." Until this year, I took the word more to mean "greater" or "bigger." After all, I have a great imagination and God said He could do more than all I can imagine. That must be some grandiose …
3 Things Keeping You Caged
Nobody likes to feel caged. Lack of freedom. Limited mobility. Inability to grow, soar, run, chase, frolic (okay, maybe not frolic) and flourish. Live the way God intend. Yet, a lot of us feel caged in. Stuck. In neutral. That begs the question: What's keeping you in the cage? What is preventing you from flourishing? …
Why Birds Sing at Night
I live in the boonies, so I hear a lot of noises in nature around me. Some are comforting. Others, not so much. I love hearing owls' hootenanny contests in the evening, but a rumbling in the bushes after dark sends me into panic. I don't know what critter is in my yard and I …
Jesus: The Master of Simple Truth
One of the the things that drew people to Jesus, I think, was his ability to cut through the religious language and articulate matters of faith in the simplest of terms. Love God with all your heart. Love others. Love yourself.Build your house on rock, not sand.Don't worry about tomorrow.Follow me. I was reading Mark …
Liminal Space: The Overlooked Day in Easter
Easter Sunday changed history forever, and it's the day Christians celebrate with the most fervor--and with good reason. But can I be honest? Lately my life has felt more like Silent Saturday (that's what I call it), the day between the crucifixion and the resurrection. What is liminal space? It religious circles, it's sometimes called …
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What I Learned from Dropping a Crockpot on My Feet
Yes. I dropped a Crockpot on my bare feet. Actually, I slipped down our back steps and in the process, I dropped the ceramic insert weighing approximately two tons. Lesson #1: When it's rainy outside, just hang onto those roast juices for a while. You can throw them out later. As a result of said …
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Why I Didn’t Give Up on the Church
Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com My first experience watching the underbelly of a church took place in high school when fellow student got pregnant. Over the next nine months, tongues wagged, judgments flew, and grace was withheld, despite the fact that she made the courageous decision to keep the child rather than take the …
