Tag: Word of God

Understanding the Puzzling

I enjoy reading anything by C.S. Lewis, and I recently purchased a new book of his essays called “The Weight of Glory and Other Essays.” As I was reading the title essay, I came across a passage that intrigued me. Lewis was talking about our inner...

Envy Kills Contentment

Ever since we remodeled our house last year, I have been wanting a short bookcase for my bedroom. It needed to be the right height to fit under the shoulder-height window. Finally, today my wonderful husband found a three-shelf cherry wood bookcase at a garage...

What Is Eternal Life?

Today is Maundy Thursday, the day on which Christ’s church commemorates His last supper with His disciples. At the last supper, Jesus and His disciples were celebrating the Jewish festival of Passover, which this year began on Tuesday. Passover doesn’t always fall during Holy Week,...

Our Savior Understands Doubt

We had a guest speaker at church yesterday; his name is Jesse Rice. I found what he had to share very interesting. His topic involved comparing the faith of Jesus to our faith. Right off the bat this seems strange because I never thought of Jesus...

Random Quotes

I’m finding my challenge to myself to blog something every day of Lent (except Sundays) to be more difficult than I imagined. To think of something to write everyday that someone would want to read is truly a challenge. My husband just looked at the...

Listening Instead of Speaking

Today in my car I was listening to MercyMe’s CD Spoken For. The song Word of God Speak came on, and it really said how I have been feeling lately. It reminded me that the most important thing in life is to hear what God...

Holding onto Faith, Hope, and Love

I don’t fully understand all that happens in life. I don’t understand what has happened in Haiti. I don’t understand why sports figures, actors, and corporate CEOs make millions of dollars while those who seem to contribute more to society and work harder barely make...

Holding on in the Hard Places

I’ve been thinking again about one of my favorite Rev. Billy Graham quotes, “I believe God would have us to go hard places, not easy ones.” Scripture warns us that difficult times will come. The apostle Paul warned his young friend Timothy, “You should know...

To Pray without Ceasing

The other day this quote from Brother Lawrence came in my Quotemeal daily email: “There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God.” That’s easy for a monk to say. What did...