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Mud Pies

I am the most discontent and selfish person that I know. While this is devastating for me to be reminded of on a daily basis, it\’s so very necessary and I find myself grateful to the God of the Universe who calls me his child that He loves me enough to bring this to my mind.Continue reading “Mud Pies”

From the Archives: God\’s Love Language

It\’s been interesting as we\’ve traveled around the Southeast, meeting people from every walk of life. Having been raised in a very conservative church my whole life, it was like culture shock for me when we stepped into our first Southern Baptist Church a couple of years ago. I wasn\’t accustomed to seeing blue jeansContinue reading “From the Archives: God\’s Love Language”

Just Mindin\’ My Own Business

I was reading the story of Saul (1 Samuel 8-11). If you haven\’t heard the story, he didn\’t turn out to be the greatest guy ever. Nevertheless, God chose Him to be Israel\’s first King. I guess I never noticed that when he was called to be king, he was searching for his [earthly] father\’s donkeys.Continue reading “Just Mindin\’ My Own Business”

Overwhelmed.

Sometimes, when we\’re sharing about the ministry that God has called us to, I get overwhelmed. Like, really, really overwhelmed. I get overwhelmed when people say we\’re amazing, because we\’re not at all, God is. I get overwhelmed when people say they want to give to the ministry, because we\’re being entrusted with so much. IContinue reading “Overwhelmed.”

Dear God, I Guess It\’s Over,

Dear God, Tonight, they gave up. I\’ll be honest, that\’s hard for me to swallow. I had started to have hope. I had started to believe that at least he was going to make those hard decisions. But she was like that deceitful woman in Proverbs that You told us about… and he was noContinue reading “Dear God, I Guess It\’s Over,”

Dear God, I Think I get it

Dear God, It\’s me again. Today, Richard was cussed out by the blessing [in disguise?] that you have put in our lives. We have sacrificed our time and resources to help them. We have given above and beyond what we thought we could give. We\’ve spent money, gas (and that\’s not cheap if you haven\’tContinue reading “Dear God, I Think I get it”

Dear God, That Was Unexpected

Dear God, Remember the other day when I asked You to send someone our way that we could be a blessing to? And remember how not long ago I asked You to take me out of my comfort zone? And remember how a little while back I had asked You to teach me a littleContinue reading “Dear God, That Was Unexpected”

Thankful Thursday: God Knows What\’s Up

Anytime someone asks me, \”What\’s up?\” my general response is, \”Nothing much, how about you?\” That is, in fact, a lie. There is a lot that\’s \”up\”. And no doubt there is a lot that\’s \”up\” with the other person even though their response is likely to be the same. That\’s what it\’s like whenContinue reading “Thankful Thursday: God Knows What\’s Up”

Thankful Thursday: God doesn\’t live in a box

Some reasons we may wish that God did live in a box: Just looking at Him makes your face all shiny. I don\’t think any amount of Biore strips can help that. [Exodus 34:30] He can make the earth eat you. Which I imagine isn\’t a pleasant experience. [Exodus 26:10] He can turn people toContinue reading “Thankful Thursday: God doesn\’t live in a box”

A Faith Unmatched

How many kings, stepped down from their thrones?How many lords have abandoned their homes?How many greats have become the least for me?How many Gods have poured out their heartsTo romance a world that has torn all apart?How many fathers gave up their sons for me?Only one did that for me[lyrics from \”How Many Kings\” byContinue reading “A Faith Unmatched”