I saw a blog post the other day on Facebook. It was written by a new friend with a kindred heart. The picture accompanying it is familiar. It’s shown up in my stream and in posts and news articles all week. My eyes want to move away from it. I carry these things clumsily, my heart breaks so easily and some days all I have on my lips are the Psalms to ask why God? Sometimes I can't bring words out from the pain I see, only whispered prayers, "Jesus, we need you." Faith is my assurance that He …
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Every True Thing: His Word is Good
I’m teaching the importance of words. I hope my kids learn this. But first I have to learn it myself and these lessons are hard learned. Words matter. The things we speak to each other frame the content of our lives. The things we speak to ourselves determine what we believe. So I teach my children God is good. His word is good. I teach them to usher in praise when the world seems to crumble and groan and stretch in anguish. I teach them that every broken thing cries out for redemption and …
Lessons from Heroines of the Faith: God Calls the Flawed
I love history and I love story. I love the way we can look back to see forward. I love the way story connects us all. So I am so excited to share this guest post by my friend, Michelle DeRusha. She's worked to compile both a dynamic history that's anything but dull and a complex story of women that are much like you and I. Flawed, imperfect, average, and extraordinarily called by God, she introduces us to women we'll not soon forget in her new book, 50 Women Every Christian Should Know: Lessons …
