For the last number of weeks I have been wrestling with the tension between biblical values that God has for us and our churches, vs. what can be easy to default to. Last week I wrote about the tension of making decisions. Is the highest priority making people happy, or living into God’s call for,… Continue reading Busy for God?
Category: Discernment
God Did It
Know, therefore, that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stubborn people. Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day you came out of the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have… Continue reading God Did It
Anxious
“Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:7-8 ESV You get butterflies in your stomach and tingling in your fingers; your heart races, you get a headache, and you feel the hair on the back… Continue reading Anxious
Tunnel Vision
And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” Luke 19:39-40 Jesus is preparing to enter the city of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday as we read this verse. The disciples and the crowd are shouting praise… Continue reading Tunnel Vision
Plan B
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 NIV Often we share this verse as an encouragement to people, that God has a great and bright future for them. It’s a… Continue reading Plan B
I Spy
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. John 3:8 NIV A great travel game to play with kids is I Spy. You start by saying “I spy with my little eye…a red car.” Then the other person has to look… Continue reading I Spy