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Clinging to our past is drenching, isn’t it? It keeps us from experiencing the fullness of the present. Sometimes we just need to let go. Perhaps it’s pride from past successes, insecurities that we’ve allowed to define us, pain from hurtful experiences, or crippling guilt from our mistakes. Is there anything from your past that […]
I can’t control my mouth. I’m a cynic. I’m an addict. I’m a victim. I’m fearful. I can’t change. These statements may echo our experiences, but if we allow our experiences and brokenness to define us, then we shut out the possibility that we can be restored to the glorious image of our Creator. The First […]
I’m pretty sure I would have been the one to lay the cornerstone for the Tower of Babel. My Personal Tower of Babel I didn’t always think this. In my blind pride, I used to read the story in Genesis 11 and think, “Good night moon! These people are really thickheaded!” But here’s how I […]
Jesus can set all of us free from the sins of our past and present even a meth addiction! Freedom through Christ Almost 3 years ago, I had the opportunity to meet and become friends with Beth. Her redemption story truly glorifies God and shows how He loves us no matter what. Her story of being […]
Today, I pruned our rose bushes. This is not my favorite job, even at the best of times. It certainly is not my favorite while being eight months pregnant. Pruning is hard work–prickly, back ache-y, and tough. Pruning is Necessary And yet, any gardener worth his salt will tell you that you need to prune […]