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The Difficulty of Mercy
Post Views = 2420 I have a hard time with mercy. Why? Because I want justice. Justice is easy to understand. I can get my head around it. It makes things neat and organized, black and white. I can come up with a list of rules to follow, which determine who’s in and who’s out,…
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Book Review: Patmos
Post Views = 2745 By C. Baxter Kruger I have felt let down by Christianity many times. And sometimes my faith has felt old and worn out. I’ve longed for something more. I’ve felt that there must be more to this following Jesus than what I’ve experienced so far. C. Baxter Kruger has been one…
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“Give God the Glory”
Post Views = 2541 Glory is not a word spoken often in nonreligious circles. And I fear it has become a cliché among Christians. “I just want to give God the glory.” “In my life, be glorified, Lord.” But, what does it even mean? The dictionary meaning of glory is “high renown or honor; magnificence…
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Prayer
Post Views = 4680 What is prayer? A spiritual discipline? A conversation? Connection with God? A way to get God to do things? I pray every day, in some form or another, whether it’s when I’m alone and quiet, or words I write in a journal, or with my family before meals or bed, or…
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Silence
Post Views = 5898 The silence of early mornings. This is my time. My favorite part of the day. Often I’m the first one up in the house. I can read, meditate, pray, write, correspond, check social media, all in the silence. This is precious silence. And then there is uncomfortable silence. If I’m home by…
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Book Review: Parenting Without Regret
Post Views = 2737 Raising Kids with Purpose, Not Perfection By Jimmy and Laura Seibert #SpeakeasyParentingNoRegrets Parenting has definitely been one of the most difficult, yet most rewarding, things I have done in my life. I’ve been a parent for over 21 years now with an 11-year-old daughter still under my wings, and I still…