Love From the Balcony
“Whatever you do, do it in kindness & love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 Have you ever had one of those days where none of the events in it seem to unfold as planned? You wake up and realize you need to leave for work in 10 minutes. On top of that, you can only find one clean sock, you burnt your delicious toast breakfast (YEAH TOAST!!), & somehow you locked your keys in your car. Now these hardly qualify as horrific experiences, but maybe at times you find yourself in severe, heartbreaking situations. Maybe you feel things in your world crashing down all around you & you just...
Read MoreDirect My Path
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and He will direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 This week, I took a trip out to Omaha, NE. This time away from home has given me a lot of time to think & reflect on my life. I wonder how I ended up at this very place. What events & what path did I take to make this happen? I have felt moments of loneliness, confusion, and sadness & yet somehow I have this overwhelming sense that God has His hand on my life and that He loves me deeper than I could ever...
Read MoreThe Only Thing That Counts
“The ONLY thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.” Galatians 5:6b First of all, when the Bible prefaces a verse by saying “The only thing that counts,” we should probably pull out the old, trusty, yellow highlighter and see what kind of juice we can squeeze out of it. In verses 1-6a, Paul explains to the churches in Galatia that they no longer live under law, but live free under grace through faith in Christ Jesus. So what does this mean exactly? This now means my Old Testament obligation to growing a ridiculously good-looking, long beard is no...
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