An excerpt from A Mary Like Me. ….The aroma of baked matzo and roasted lamb filled the room as Martha dished up the food. They were celebrating the new life Lazarus received from Christ just a chapter ago. This meal was a great celebration of life; music playing, wine flowing, and laughter filling the home. Until, that …
Purpose Beyond Today: Praying for our Families
Are you surprised when God answers prayer quickly? The other night as I sat through a bitter cold lacrosse game bundled up–my toes frozen despite my preparation, my heart sank farther down to the pit of my stomach with each minute as I watched my son stand on the sidelines with no coat or cold weather clothes under …
BIG PRAYERS
“Even if we are loved, it is not enough. We long to be fruitful, to do something of meaning and value that comes naturally out of the gifts and capacities of our souls.” ~ John Eldredge, Desire I love to ask people, “If you could do anything for God, what would you do?” One of my good friends loves …
Do You Live an “Out of the Ordinary” Life?
“The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” ~Jesus (John 10:10 NIV) full= The Greek word is perissos. According to Strong’s dictionary it’s used several ways: Abundance, Advantage, Anything more, In Abundance, Out of the Ordinary, Beyond Measure. (mystudybible.com) I’ve always wondered what Jesus …
Step 3 to finding Purpose: ((LIVE)) right where you are!
“Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.” Where do you live? No, I’m not asking “where” as in a place on a map. I’m thinking more of “where” we live in our thoughts. Some of us live in the past. Every day we long for things to be the way they …