Posts Tagged With: suffering

No, seriously, God is good!

Sometimes all it takes is a change in perspective & suddenly you’re being showered in blessings. I should rephrase that – we’re always being showered in blessings – it just takes a shift in perspective to see it. Take youth ministry for example. In the beginning it was just Adam & I – that’s all [...]

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I was never a fan of Lifetime movies, but . . .

I have to be honest, I never really liked Lifetime movies. They always seemed so improbable – stuff like that never happens in real life.  You know the type, Sally Field in a panic, searching for her daughter in an Arab country. Fuzzy focus, high-waisted jeans, lots of drama & melodrama. I used to hate [...]

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By the Grace of God Alone

I’m starting to think that every single person in this country should spend time in a classroom. You know how Israel has compulsory military service for citizens? I want something like that for America. Not everyone is cut out to teach, but even the most challenged, most short-tempered person can cut out templates in the [...]

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Lent – a Protestant Perspective

Lent is here, in ash-covered wonder, and we all take a deep breath and focus our thoughts on the suffering of Christ. As we start this season, I asked a dear friend of mine to write about her personal experience of Lent. Rachael is a strong, confident, and holy woman whom I admire & respect. [...]

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Mardi Gras

So, if you read yesterday’s post, which was a part of the Lenten Linkup over at Alluring World, you saw my self-congratulatory rambling on my Lenten theme, but I didn’t give any specifics. Well, believe me, my inner Martha wouldn’t let me get away with not having very specific, concrete goals, so here they are: [...]

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LENT!

Kayla at Alluring World is hosting a lovely Lent Link Up, and if you’re interested you should head over there to check it out! Every year, for a long time I’d give up swearing for lent. And every year, fora a long time, I’d fail miserably. Last year I gave up Diet Pepsi. Well, technically [...]

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