Posts tagged “Perseverance”
The stress of the nurturer
Where is the stress in your life? I don’t mean what is causing you angst. But what are you focused on? This is a…
Live!
I had coffee with a friend recently who’s coming out of a crazy-hard season in her life. After all she’s been through, she came…
Stop trying and start training
Has anyone ever asked you why you aren’t doing better at something? Maybe your doctor asks why you aren’t making better health decisions. Or…
Stand firm in Jesus
I recently had the opportunity to go on a police ride along. I was amazed to find that the time in the squad car…
A spiritual routine
My youngest child recently got her driver’s permit. For her first drive, we deliberately picked the biggest, most empty parking lot we could find….
A good, quiet life
The apostle Paul wrote this to the Christians living in Thessalonica: “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your…
Your future self: Hope for the New Year
I love New Year’s! It’s a time of forgetting what is behind and pressing on toward what’s ahead (Philippians 3:13 paraphrase). A time of…
Keep the stem
“Remain in me, as I also remain in you” (John 15:4). I like blueberries. I have them just about every day. But there’s one…
Remember and fight
When you’re under spiritual attack and can’t get out from under the weight of discouragement, read Nehemiah 4-6. It’s a slow burn of good…
Be the tree!
Have you ever thought, “When I read the Word, I don’t feel like I get anything out of it”? You want immediate gratification because…
Our Redeemer lives
What do you say when everything goes wrong? when life falls apart? when it feels like you can’t go on? What do you cry…
Why I love imperfect worship
When I gather with others and we worship together, it is not heaven because … I’m here, and I’m imperfect. We all have sin…