It is in the writings of Joshua, Moses' successor as Israel’s leader, that we get great insight into the lives of the 2nd generation of God’s chosen people. In chapter 3 they are at the banks of the Jordan River. Levitical Priests are carrying the Ark of the Covenant, God’s people are following behind, and the River is now the only thing standing between them and possession of the land God had promised their forefathers to give them. I use the term “only” rather loosely, given that this large Continue Reading
Who are you?
Who are you? Well, the “no,” the “F,” the one pink line instead of two, the switch from “Mrs.” back to “Ms.,” the lay off, the dreaded 2 am phone call; are all outcomes that we tend to use to identify ourselves as failures and mistakes inadequate and condemned. But it’s one thing to be affected by outcomes. It’s another thing to be defined by them. Our identity is who we believe ourselves to be at the core. It is always found in our god. Your god is that which you can’t help Continue Reading
Happy New Year!
In January of 2019, I joined in with with my local church as we started a 52- week journey reading through the Bible chronologically. Yes, chronologically. Turns out, the books of the Bible to which most of us are accustomed are primarily divided by the type of literature as opposed to the order being based on when the events actually took place. Any whoo... no matter the order or the pace, any journey through the Bible is worth it! This particular journey of mine was no exception. I was Continue Reading