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 …
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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 …
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 …