"Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done." Psalm 105:1
Recently I learned a difficult but necessary lesson regarding service to others, both inside and outside the church. God used a particular situation in my life to open my eyes to the massive structure that makes up the body of Christ -- each member performing and accomplishing different tasks with one sole purpose in mind: …
Continue reading Arms, Legs, Pinky Toes, and Armpits: We Are the Body of Christ
My friend and I recently finished a bible study on the book of Hosea. We have studied several books of the bible together and are usually able to finish any given book within a few months. This one, however, took a year! We didn’t intend on the study taking so long, but once we started …
As most of you know, on Friday May 13, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, sent out a guidance letter regarding Transgender Students to schools across the country that receive Federal funds. The letter stated, “As a condition of receiving …
Continue reading The Transgender Debate: Are Bathrooms Really the Issue?
I have been thinking a lot lately about organization – the purpose of it, the good that it does, and even the bad that it can bring. Let me start by saying that chaos and disorder drive me absolutely nuts. I am a list-making, note-writing, calendar-keeping kind of gal. My husband and I share a …
Over the past year we have seen bakeries in both Oregon and Colorado thrown onto the national stage as they were sued for refusing to make a cake in honor of a same-sex wedding. The courts determined that both companies illegally discriminated against the same-sex couples to whom service was denied. In fact, the Oregon …
Mother’s Day was this past Sunday. I am so blessed to have a wonderful mother who loves and cares for me, and I’m thankful to God for the example she’s been to me over the years. I’m also blessed to be a mother myself. My son, Callen, although stubborn and testy at times, is a …
Think for a second about the things you crave. What do you do when you crave a certain type of food? Do you act on that desire and indulge, or do you refrain? What if you desire God the way you desire chocolate, Mexican food, or soft drinks? Our lives often reflect that which we …
Continue reading Where is Your Heart? – Reflections on Matthew 6:19-24
This is an inspiring, yet convicting, excerpt from John Piper's Let the Nations Be Glad: In 1992, I had an opportunity to hear J. Oswald Sanders speak. His message touched deeply on suffering. He was eighty-nine years old at the time and still traveled and spoke around the world. He had written one book every …
Proclaim His Name 