God, you came. You came as our Rescuer, our Hero, and you promised and did and will make all things new. We’ve celebrated your coming, and we rejoice today that you do indeed make things new. As we embark on this new year, with anticipation we ask You to God, you are faithful help me …
Chances are that if you’re reading this post, and you’re human, the thought of changing the world is at least a little appealing to you. Maybe it’s not what drives you or gets you out of bed in the morning, but let’s face it – you wouldn’t turn the opportunity down, would you? And, if …
I don’t know about you, but anxiety is not often far from my heart these days. I’m sure some of it is rite of passage as an adult, but can we all admit that this world is scary? And I’m not even thinking about the fact that places I’ve lived have been targeted by suicide bombers …
God, on this day, and in this moment, Grace I need to breathe and live, For I find my heart collapsing, Resisting every gift you give. I want to show you that I’m something, That I’ve used the life you made, That You’re choosing me was worth it Your Son for me, a decent trade. God …
I personally revisited this post last week. It popped into my mind as I was sitting and talking with a Yezidi friend and co-worker. It made me sit back a little bit and see how this day over a year and a half ago impacted me, but impacted me about something I was then so …
Unfair! I scream with clenched teeth and fist in the air. Unfair, that babies are being killed, that girls are kidnapped, That fathers can’t find a living wage, that black men are discriminated on the side of the road. Unfair! That husbands leave and children die and terrorists live. Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard …
Somehow, in the midst of giving birth to an amazing little girl, I forgot to share this post that I wrote for Velvet Ashes. It was published on Haven Nura‘s birthday, so I was remiss in sharing and commenting, but in light of yesterday’s post, I thought it might be an encouragement to yet again …
Ellie Holcomb has a beautiful album called “As Sure As the Sun” which has been on repeat in my head, on my phone, and in the car for the last several months. {If you have Amazon Prime you can stream the entire album for free! Highly recommended!} One of the songs is “Love Never Fails.” …
For the one whose tears refuse to fall Deep within myself there lies, A heart – to watch the world go by, with all its life, its lows, its highs, And in response, that heart oft cries. It cries for bad, for hard, for good, It cries because it sometimes should, Because this life demands …
This has been bouncing around in my heart for months now, and I thought Good Friday might be the time to finally share. Did you know . . . {probably not, because if we’re honest, what’s going on where I live isn’t really front-page news anymore} . . . but did you know that things …