In John 5 we read a spectacular story. Jesus heals a man that has been sick for a long time.  The interesting part isn’t necessarily the miracle.  Of course it is amazing that Jesus heals this man.  What is even more amazing is a simple question Jesus asks the man first. When Jesus meets him, this man is sitting by a pool.  The pool of Bethesda was a superstitious pool.  The people believed that an angel came down and stirred the pool.  Whomever…
So many of my days feel unimportant. Boring. Exhausting. Small. Meaningless. Full of very ordinary things like sweeping, dishes, mac ‘n cheese, and diapers. Although the tasks are ordinary, we serve in such extraordinary ways. “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” – Colossians 3:17 – It is not the ordinary things, it is the way in which we do the ordinary….
We use the phrase “it just happens” often, but do things just happen to us? Is God just reacting to circumstances….or is He orchestrating everything?  God has this.  God is in control.  I trust God.  My faith is resting in Him.  We say these statements through our life, either to others or to ourselves. Many times we say them when things are going ok and we really do believe them.  We do have faith.  Our…
I stood in the kitchen, crumbs sticking to my feet. My dishes were piling up in the sink. I glanced toward my table, which was sticky with syrup, ketchup, and maybe ranch dressing. The laundry forgotten in the basement and the beds unmade upstairs. They all spoke to me. You are not enough as a house cleaner. Down in my basement my craft shelves were lined with unfinished projects. Then there was the computer file on my desktop that contains…