One final request hangs ominously in the last verse of Matthew’s record of the Lord’s Prayer, “deliver us from the evil one.” For if we need deliverance, that means we have been caught by an enemy. Yes, we have an enemy - the devil. He is the Father of Lies, a disrupter of peace, a twister …
Forgiven and Forgiving
Last week, Kathy walked us through the passages about forgiveness as a way of life for the believer. We saw that forgiving others is required of those who have been forgiven and want to live in relationship with Jesus. Jesus made a big deal about our responsibility to forgive. And like so many other things …
Our Part in the Kingdom
LESSON 4 If you could quickly list your 3 favorite movies, what common theme(s) would appear? My faves, in no particular order: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - When the righteous king Aragorn assumes the throne and restores Middle Earth, my hope increases. The Little Princess - Watching a forsaken little girl …
Who Am I?
Thanks so much to the brave women who participated in last week's discussion question. I love hearing the way you processed what you learned in Lesson 1. Thanks for your honesty and willingness to share. As promised, I drew a name from among those who posted and the lucky winner of an EquipHer insulated tumbler …
Wordless Sighs
I know. I know: a blog is not the place to become wordless! Yet, here am with my fingers poised on the keys, less than 1 week before our Summer Bible Study: Dwelling, and I can't squish all my feelings and thoughts neatly into vowels and consonants. Turns out this has happened before, to me …
Waiting for the Open Window
As we wrap up our Windows of the Soul series, there's one last window I'd like to show you: May our home know joy, each room hold laughter, every window open to great possibilities I remember finding these adhesive words at the store nearly 5 years ago and an idea hatched about putting them on …
Windows of the Soul
Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote, Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God: But only he who sees takes off his shoes; the rest sit around it and pluck blackberries. It’s one thing to see with our eyes. Some of what we see also stirs our emotions causing us to feel profoundly. Deeper still, …
Jesus is God
It comes up too often to ignore, to push aside and move on. Whether lingering over warm cups in my favorite coffee shop, sitting face-to-face at the kitchen table, or side-by-side on a fireside sofa, our conversations often come to “where is God in this?” Where, indeed, is God in the dark places that mark …
Jesus, Light of the World
If I really need some uninterrupted time in the morning, I bundle up and head outside to my porch. When the sky is deep and dark I might happen to glimpse a falling star. It’s never much more than a glimpse out of the corner of my eye at a flash of light. In the …
Grateful Now
We began our time together on Tuesday with a look at this video clip: Are you thankful for the gift of NOW? Are you counting down the days, crossing out the ones you’ve survived, in hopes that you’ll get to ______________? (fill in the blank with your heart’s longing). Jesus learned firsthand about this waiting …
Equip Her 