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Christmas: God with us
We are getting close to that time of year when our social media and photo apps will offer up our “Year in Review,” allowing us to see the highlights of one year all in a few minutes. I love being reminded of the good days, the moments of laughter, and of the Lord’s faithfulness stretching out over another year of my life.
The woman who clings to Jesus
Another busy summer is wrapping up, and the school year is beginning. As a ministry family, summer is a whirlwind of outreach, events, and visitors. And as a homeschooling mom, the responsibilities of the school year are tremendous.
The encouragement women (actually) need: Part 2
Christian women are starving for encouragement that leads to greater and deeper love of Jesus. We are exhausted of platitudes and cliches. Examining Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well in John chapter 4, we can glean four biblical truths to encourage all women. In The encouragement women (actually) need: Part 1, we discussed the first two biblical truths: Jesus chases after us and Jesus calls us out of hiding. Here, we will look two more encouraging truths from this passage:
The encouragement women (actually) need: Part 1
Messages targeting Christian women, whether from books, podcasts, or even (some) pulpits, are often confusing, contradictory, and sometimes even simply unbiblical. Sometimes light hearted attempts at encouraging women result in vague, silly, or unintentionally condescending platitudes.
Being present and bearing witness
The loud honking all the way down the street was not that unusual, but when I heard the angry, threatening string of obscenities erupting from the driver, I quickly beckoned for our girls to get back into the house. They had been waiting for me to get my sneakers on so we could take our usual mid-day walk.
What the Lord has given us is enough
I weaved the colored lights in, through, and around the branches of our 20 year old store bought tree with enthusiasm. Of course, we had tested all of the lights beforehand. Miraculously, they all still worked, and I had been told confidently that there were five whole strands to work with. But then I asked the children to hand me the last strand of lights to complete the tree.