Category: Jesus
A Month of Thanks
It is common this time of year to see statuses and posts about all of the things that people are thankful for. I love the sentiment: it is always appropriate to thank…
Continue readingAre You in a Denomination?
Let me tell you a little hypothetical story: Robert and I have decided that we want to buy a house. But wait! There aren’t a lot of houses around us that are…
Continue readingLeading Ladies: The Woman with the Flow of Blood
Mark’s account (5:25-34) of the woman with the flow of blood and Luke’s, the physician, account (8:42-48), offer us two very unique vantage points on this story. I’d like to start by…
Continue readingLeave All and Follow
Sometimes I forget the circumstances surrounding the calling of the disciples to follow after Jesus. In Luke’s account (Luke 5:1-11), we are told that Jesus got into Peter’s boat and taught the…
Continue readingThe Triumphal Entry
In Luke 19 we read about the triumphal entry of Jesus in Jerusalem. I’m sure that, like I, you have known this story from a young age: Jesus tells the disciples to…
Continue readingLights in the World
Today’s post might be different, but bear with me. I don’t have a lot of time (this being PTP week and all), but I just had to share this scripture dissection with…
Continue readingTough Stuff Tuesday: Deny Self
For those of you who have known me for a while, you know that my favorite drink in the entire world is Diet Coke. To me, there is nothing better than a…
Continue readingI’m 15 Today!
On this very day 15 years ago, I gave my life over to Christ. I don’t think I’ve ever put my story in blog form, and in case I look back in…
Continue readingCarrying Your Cross
Last Friday was a busy day. The church secretary and I (with the help of a few others) were taking down all of the VBS decorations from the week before. There were…
Continue readingWho Do You Follow?
Last week, one of my best friends (and a fellow preacher’s wife) wrote a post about the types of things we call entertainment. If you haven’t checked it out, you can do…
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