Finding Life beyond the struggles
What do you do when your child asks if Santa Claus is real? It can become quite a conundrum depending on how you’ve approached the tale of Santa over the years. This post is one I wrote back in 2020 for my first Blogmas. I have updated it and want to share it again because... Continue Reading →
I’ve briefly touched on Joseph, Jesus’ step-father, in previous posts, and today I’m going to do it again. I’ve said before that Joseph is almost an “add on” to Mary, a footnote in the life of Jesus. He’s often seen as a figurine in the manger scene, there to complete the picture of a family.... Continue Reading →
So yesterday I was driving home and I had so many thoughts running through my head. My main one being along the lines of how I feel time’s end pressing down on me and how I deal with it by simultaneously running from it and feeling like I’m not doing enough. How I’ve been waiting... Continue Reading →
I’m lookin’ at all the signs, all the posts Wondering which one holds me the most But I’ve forgotten, I can’t see All the ways He’s healed me I’ve forgotten I’m forgiven I’ve forgotten I’m whole Cause it’s His life I’ve traded For my own This whole world wants me broken Healing myself according to... Continue Reading →
It’s the New Year. A time for new beginnings. A time for life-course-correction. A brand new start. For many, the new year is a time to reevaluate who we are, where we are, and set course for the future. We work to make changes, often bettering ourselves in some way. We envision what we want... Continue Reading →
When I was younger, I used to wonder what life would be like for us “free” Christians if Christianity were ever outlawed in the U.S.A. I knew that there were other countries where it’s outlawed, but I struggled to comprehend how that would affect my life. Would we need to resort to symbols to identify... Continue Reading →
I’ve thought of a few ways to begin this blog post, but none of them seem right. Inevitably my thoughts always filter back to Thanksgiving of last year. I can’t say that’s when this all started or that it served as some kind of catalyst, but when I try to work it all out, that’s... Continue Reading →
Hello friends, it's been a while. There are a few factors into why that is, but that's a post for another day. I wish I could promise a soon day, but I'm tired of feeling like I'm promising you guys something and then not being able to deliver on it. So...yeah. What I am going... Continue Reading →
The book of Job ends with a happy ending: Job's fortunes and family restored. Before that could happen though, Job had to walk through the process of repentance. He had to acknowledge his sin and who God really is, then he had to choose to either accept or reject God. The ending of Job's story... Continue Reading →
Through His description of the Leviathan, God speaks of His relationship with mankind. As the sea monster is mighty and fearsome, so is God. Independent, strong, the only One the creature bows to is God and no man can hope to tame it. In His mercy to us, God is softer, gentler, but He is... Continue Reading →
Above My Waves 