Reflections of a full-time Jesus-follower
I love the passage in Luke immediately after the resurrected Jesus appears to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. As they journey, Jesus shows Himself to them, blesses and breaks bread with them, and then disappears…literally (Luke 24: 30-31). Those disciples, Cleopas and the unnamed other, return hastily to Jerusalem to share their […]
I walk- a lot! There are few things I love more than being outside hiking through the mountains around my home. I love the feel of the sun on my face. I love the sound of the wind as it whispers through the trees. I love the smell of the leaves as they become compost […]
Expectation is defined as “a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future” (Google). A simple word, but a dangerous concept. Especially when an expectation is misplaced. A misplaced expectation is any expectation that is not on God and His desired outcome. Instead of being dependent on God’s word and […]
Good morning, my friends 😊 The other morning I went for an extended hike in the mountains near my home. It was a crisp fall morning- the sun just cresting the trees in the east, a foggy mist hovering over the valleys, a slight breeze stirring the leaves on the ground- a perfect morning! Let […]
Good morning friends! As I’m sitting here enjoying a cup of coffee and some peace and quiet (much needed) on this beautiful Saturday morning, let me just say that it has been a week! And I mean a WEEK! I admit that I have felt a little like Jonah: “cast [me] into the deep, into […]
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a school teacher. As this summer rapidly comes to a close, I’ve been thinking of many of the workshops and training sessions the faculty members at my school will be required to participate in when we return to our school buildings. Several of these trainings and workshops will focus on […]
Ever go through one of those seasons in life where there just don’t seem to be enough hours in the day, enough days in the week? That’s been the story of my life for the past few weeks….hence little blogging. But here I am, ready to share something God has been speaking to me, something […]
My Bible reading this week has me in the Gospel of Luke. Today, specifically, I’ve walked alongside Jesus as He healed the centurion’s servant and marveled at the centurion’s faith. I watched in awe as Jesus raised a beloved son in Nain, restoring a young man to his widowed mother. Then I scratched my head […]
Since coming to know Christ when I was a teenager, I have learned that my relationship with my Savior is built on the law of exchange. Let me explain…starting with a brief science lesson. In the scientific arena, alchemy was “the medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter. It was concerned […]