Today’s post is written by my friend Abby. In her book, Surrendering Certainty, she shares from a vulnerable place the idea of surrender. For me, this book has been a confident hand to reach out to during a time when I am feeling uncertain. Right now I have uncertainty in my writing life, in my ministry life, and in the future. My children are growing up and my oldest is about to graduate high school. There are so many questions…
Welcome to the very first “Bible Notes!” Read more about this series below. Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the…
Mondays were the hardest for me when my children were little. The weekend was usually spent having fun, relaxing, and resting. Sundays were busy with two church services and little time for anything but a long lunch and quick nap before going back for evening service. We would then hurry home, go to bed, and start our week. Mondays were spent getting ready for the week and back to the routine. The only problem was, each Monday was the same….
As I look forward to Easter this year my heart has been turned to the Gospels. Reading through the accounts of Jesus’ week before the cross, the crucifixion, and then the resurrection, has moved me to think more about Jesus’ life now. I am also studying Hebrews, which is all about Jesus. Both of these things have caused me to want to offer a prayer for easter. Below you can read through my prayer, but I also include some scriptures…