In graduate school, many years ago now, I was home visiting my parents. I loved running out by my parent’s house. It is so rural out there and just so beautiful and peaceful. Running was where I could lose the world around me, listen to some music, and talk to God. Having not grown up … [Read more…]
One of the hardest things about maintaining faith in God is the seemingly unanswered prayers. We all have what seems like unanswered prayers. And it only gets harder as those unanswered prayers seem to come when we are praying for dire things. When I was young, I was bullied quite a bit in school. I … [Read more…]
The earliest known written record of laws was the Code of Hammurabi in 1754 BC. Amongst their many laws is a very familiar one: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. This generally means that whatever actions are taken against you then legally you can act out the same actions in retaliation. … [Read more…]
Have you ever found yourself seemingly lost when it comes to making the appropriate decision in life? Some decisions we are expected to make have no clear right or wrong answer. We all come across life questions that don’t necessarily have clear answers to them. So, knowing what to do and how to react at … [Read more…]
When I was a child, I really wanted to get the toy in the Fruity Pebble’s box. It was a silly little ink stamp in the shape of a dinosaur. So I very publicly announced “Dibs” on the stamp, which with my brothers had always been their way of laying claim to something they want. … [Read more…]
Sometimes it feels like life has just way too many options and not enough information to make informed decisions. It’s easy when trying to decide which shirt you like best. But when it comes to major life decisions it can be hard. My older cousin had this problem when he was in college. What should … [Read more…]
This autumn has been a tough one for our country and friends throughout the world. We’ve been hit with hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, floods, and the violence of humanity. I think to myself if there were ever a time for prayer it would be now. This week Manhattan lost 8 individuals in a horrible act of … [Read more…]
Today with the news of yet another shooting, I call can’t help but to feel called to prayer for the victims and their families. We pray for the Republican members of the congressional baseball team that God be with them and their loved ones. Christ calls us to pray for one another in our times … [Read more…]
My neighbor is getting the wood floors replaced in her house, and as I walked the dog the other day, I was suddenly hit with the sweet smell of saw dust. In that moment, I was transported to a different time and place in my life. All of a sudden, I was a child again … [Read more…]
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a drive through for prayer? It would be a simple modern day way to handle our conversations with God. The other day my husband and I were out running errands all morning and we were famished by lunch time. So we decided to splurge a little and stop at … [Read more…]
