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
Hope
What happens when we place our hope in money? It gets spent. What happens when we place our hope in people? They act like people. What happens when we place our hope in good health? We catch a cold one day or a cancer diagnosis the next. I believe God has used the past 7 days to try and help me understand why His Word encourages us to put our hope, not on Earthly things, but in Him! God knows we live in a fallen world filled with the groans of pain as women in labor. Every now and again, Continue Reading
Goodness
I looked out of my 2nd floor college apartment window and saw that my date was right on time, sitting in his car, ready to take me somewhere nice. I walked out of the door and noticed that the closer I got to the parking lot the closer his car got to the exit. I kept trying to explain to myself that maybe he is trying to move closer to the walkway, but that was completely ruled out when I saw him officially drive out of the lot and turn onto the street!! I was utterly confused. I walked faster Continue Reading