“Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit – a very common symptom indeed among God’s children. Such bitterness and fault-finding and enmity inflict a severe blow upon spiritual life.” ~ Watchman Nee Let’s face it; sometimes people are hard to love, and boulders of offensecan “snowball” inside us, until hurt from others hinders […]
I got the e-mail, then a loud, “yes” in my spirit, after reading the words, “Would you consider writing for Missional Women” over a year ago. At the time, I didn’t know what I was getting into. It was blind faith, really…and trusting that still small voice inside me that saw, what at the time, I […]
When we hear the word “extravagant”, we often think about the opposite of who Jesus is. As we know, He came meek, humble, quiet in a manger. And even more so, we know about The Blessed… Blessed are….the weak, poor, hungry etc. as it talks about on the Sermon on the Mount. But what if, when […]
Ever had a dream that you were running from someone? You know; heart beating, palms sweating, eyes darting back to see if your pursuer is about to overtake you? I did. In fact, frequent nights, I lived this nightmare in childhood. Yet somewhere along the way, my running became a way of life. And after a […]
“I hate my skin”. I hear from the backseat. Words not from a “cutting” teenager….but a seven-year-old. A child not even a decade. Worse yet, it was my child saying this. Her preschool aged brother then nonchalantly suggests, “Well then, why don’t you just shave it off.” I didn’t know whether to cry or laugh at […]
I am from Arlington, Washington. The small city, now on the map due to the landslide here in Oso. And when we think of disaster and travesties, we think about them in other places, not home. For we as people are good at separating, compartmentalizing, dividing our spirits from those things that hurt us. We want […]