The Thing You Won’t Let Interrupt You
Friend, Paul says something about the Roman believers that most of us would love to have said about us. He tells them they are full of goodness and complete in knowledge. Both. Not one or the other. That little word both is worth stopping on. Most of us quietly collect one and excuse the other. […]
Unity Was Never Going to Be Automatic
”Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” (Ephesians 4:3, NIV) Most of us want unity. Very few of us are ready for what it costs. We picture it as a feeling. A warm room. Everyone getting along. No friction anywhere. So when the friction comes, and it […]
The Real Weapons Were Never Loud
”The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.” — 2 Corinthians 10:4 (NIV) Most of us are exhausted not because we aren’t fighting, but because we’ve been fighting with the wrong weapons. We reach for the loud ones. The sharper argument. The last word in the text thread. The plan tightened […]
It’s Where Your Eyes Rest.
”We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed.” — 2 Corinthians 4:8 (NIV) This whole summer we have been learning to sit. We sat down beside Mary at the feet of Jesus and heard Him name the one thing. We opened empty hands and let the God of hope fill us. We rose […]
The Sadness Is Real. The Sting Is Gone.
”Where, O death, is your sting?” — 1 Corinthians 15:55 (NIV) This journey began with sitting. We sat down beside Mary at the feet of Jesus and heard Him name the one thing. We opened empty hands and let the God of hope fill us. We rose to serve and learned to let God give […]
A Better Question Than “Am I Allowed?”
”So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” — 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV) The last three stops on this journey moved us gently outward. We sat down at the feet of Jesus and heard Him name the one thing. We opened empty hands and let […]
You Were Never Asked to Make It Grow
”I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.” — 1 Corinthians 3:6 (NIV) The first two stops on this journey were about sitting. We sat down beside Mary at the feet of Jesus and heard Him name the one thing that can’t be taken away. Then we opened our […]
The Peace That Holds When Everything Else Doesn’t
A teaching post for women who are looking for a peace that doesn’t depend on circumstances “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”— John 14:27 (NIV) Jesus said these words […]
The Seasons That Didn’t Make Sense (And What God Was Doing in Them)
A teaching post for women who are wondering if the hard years were wasted “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”— Romans 8:28 (NIV) All things. Not some things. Not the tidy things that already made sense. […]
Your Greatest Strength Is Also Your Greatest Vulnerability
A teaching post for women who lead well — and need to know where their gifts can lead them off course “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”— Proverbs 16:18 (NIV) Every strength has a shadow side. This is one of the most important things I’ve learned about leadership, about calling, and […]