Posts tagged “Value”
Blessings, not burdens
I was at the grocery store with my three kiddos when the cashier scanned the three bottles of wine I was buying for a…
Culture of comparisons
We live in a culture of comparisons. That thought hit me while watching Thanksgiving football last year. I noticed that when the TV flashed…
You have what it takes
The joy of a couple becoming pregnant is soon replaced with morning sickness. Then pregnancy tiredness. Then a baby convinced that the world revolves…
Jesus is more painful (and glorious) than you thought
During a recent trip to Jerusalem, I had this romantic idea for a morning run: Get up early; run from my hotel up the…
Jesus feels your pain
Gerdi was invited to spend a weekend with her college friends, but she didn’t want to go. She had breast cancer, had lost all…
It’s all God’s grace!
We are forgiven and accepted by God because of the finished work of Jesus. It’s all God’s grace. And yet, God’s grace isn’t reduced…
Be ready
As a Christian, you’ll stick out when you don’t bash Jessica in office gossip, when you don’t mock Randy’s new fashion disaster, when you…
What are we for?
We Christians often state what we’re against. That way of arguing is called polemics. It’s taking others down by picking apart their belief systems….
Worth it!
No sleep. Hours of painful labor. Eight thousand diaper changes. Thousands of dollars in clothing and braces and education and frozen pizzas. Looking back…
Money is fleeting, but GOD is forever
I just made the mistake of looking at my checking account. $6.85 for bathroom supplies at the grocery store. $0.93 for gas station coffee….
What kind of aroma are you?
Everyone has a favorite aroma. What’s yours? Is it freshly mown grass or crisp, line-dried laundry? Is it warm chocolate chip cookies or a…
Don’t be a troll
Do you know about troll farms? Until recently, I lived in blissful ignorance. But then I learned how thousands and thousands of people in…