Spiritual Growth

So last week, I wrote a post about how I don’t think God owes me anything. If He never gives me a husband or an awesome job or children, I should continue in obedience to Him, even when it is hard. This is a difficult concept to grasp because it requir …

This week marks the first week of Advent. Now, before I married a Presbyterian, I confess I’d never really given Advent much of a thought. Oh, I knew that it had to do with looking forward to Jesus’ birth, but I didn’t know much more about it than that …

With Christmas fast approaching, you’ve probably started thinking and talking about what to get the loved ones on your list. This Christmas, consider giving gifts that may bless them in a different way. A quick Bible study on giving shows one of the ma …

I’ve been enjoying something some of my friends have been doing on Facebook this month. Each day, they have been listing one thing they are grateful for. Listed items range from family members, to coffee with a friend to (and I’ve seen this one more th …

In Shakespeare’s tragic play King Lear, an old monarch slowly loses his grip on sanity and begins to believe the worst of virtually everyone around him. As his descent into dementia accelerates, one brave soul tries desperately to help Lear see that hi …

God knows about your failures and still has a dream for your life, a dream that He hasn’t necessarily put on hold until you get your act together.