Jesus tells us over and over not to be afraid.
Fear of the unknown can drive us to do many things to feel safe, not the least of which is to surround ourselves with unnecessary structure and rules and people to tell us the right things to do so that we never need make a mistake. [...]
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Do you ever listen to The God Journey podcasts? These guys speak a lot of Truth, so if you ever get the chance give them a listen. I caught a recent episode while I was walking on the treadmill this morning. Brad Cummings was talking about how he was teaching his little girl how to [...]
Sometimes it’s the simplest things that bring me back to a place of wonder. We finally received our harvester ants in the mail yesterday. I’m sure the women at the post office were thrilled to place in our mailbox an envelope proclaiming “live harvester ants.”
We brought them home and tipped them out of the test [...]
For me, it’s just gotta be heart.
How can we put God in a book and tell him to stay there?
Sure, there are facts we become aware of - they are few: Jesus, the Son of God, crucified for my redemption, resurrected for my eternality. But where we store these facts, where we plant those seeds, [...]
My good friend submitted a comment on my post entitled “God.” I thought he raised some good questions, so I decided to make my reply a post where everyone could see it — perhaps there are others with similar thoughts and questions about my post and my intentions.
Tina, are you trying to engage [...]
The Bible isn’t God. Communion isn’t God. Church isn’t God. I am not God.
The Bible is not divine. Communion is not divine. Church is not divine. I am not divine.
The Bible is not the final authority. Communion is not the final authority. Church is not the final authority. I am not the final authority.
God is [...]
I’ve been thinking about the idea that talks, or sermons, or other kinds of verbal instruction or encouragement, need to be peppered with actual Scripture references, as in the book, chapter, and verse numbers. I don’t agree with this idea. I think sometimes people go crazy inserting these references until all I’m hearing is a [...]
Once upon a time there was a mom who had a little girl, and really the mom was just a girl herself, so having a little girl wasn’t something the mom could quite grasp. The little girl was a treasure but she was a hidden treasure because the mom (who was really just a [...]
Do you ever get scared about where you end and God can finally begin? Right now Daddy seems to be in a process with me of bringing me to the end of myself, which is the most painful journey I have ever embarked on and I’m not sure I remember giving him permission - so [...]
