Living in Freedom & Confidence
"In him (Christ Jesus) and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence." – Ephesians 3:11 niv
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:8 NIV This year I was determined to have my one word picked out by January 1, yet here we are late January. Foiled yet again! But not for a lack of trying. This task has been…
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit – fruit that will last – and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. John 15:16 NIV Significance. If we are truly honest significance is something, we all crave.…
This past academic year I gave a series of talks for Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) entitled – Burn it Down. Burn it Down was inspired by the MOPS theme – Find Your Fire – and the concept of controlled burns in forest management. Controlled burning restores nutrients and allows forests to grow healthier by destroying…
As a child John 3:16 was one of the first Bible verses I memorized. It is so engrained it comes to mind almost effortlessly. Sometimes there is a danger in this. In the effortless, I have overlooked the miraculous. I have recited this verse so often it sounds ordinary and mundane, but nothing about it is ordinary…