a planted life | learning to love
I was thinking about this this Labor Day. Maybe some are growing weary in doing good. Maybe it's been years of doing hard labor, or daily labor or monotonous labor. Maybe this Monday is like every other Monday for the past 19 years and all your labor and prayers seem to have changed nothing. I was... Continue Reading →
I've been thinking a lot about what I want to write on my 145:4 blog. I've been challenged by my own desire to write these things down. Why? Why do I want to write it down so much? Why not just live life and do "normal" things like crochet or something? Why writing... and Bible stories... Continue Reading →
I really like epic movies. You know, good battles evil enduring much suffering and even death to overcome and ultimately triumph for the rescue of many. Its a thread of truth which seems to run through so many of our imaginings in movies and books. In none of these tales do the heroes or heroins... Continue Reading →
From a teaching my friend gave me on CD from her pastor:Jesus' life was tough, by any measure. When He was born, His own king wanted to kill Him. When He began His ministry, His family called Him a nut case. His countrymen scoffed at Him. His closest friends ended up denying they even knew... Continue Reading →
One of the hardest lessons I've had to learn as a disciple of Christ is that after knowing the freedom granted me in Christ comes a test of willingness to limit what I can do, not by law, but by the love of Christ.Paul said while he was in a physical prison:But I want you... Continue Reading →
So many things are coming together for me right now at midnight. And if I truly want to be vulnerable before you (whoever you are) with the hopes that you might trust Christ more, then I must share what's going on with me here right now.I was supposed to post what I'm learning today, but... Continue Reading →
Cultivating Faithfulness 