When Jesus taught his followers, He often used parables or stories to illustrate His points. There’s something about the power of a story, isn’t there? As humans, we are drawn to stories. They’re relational and we were created to be relational. We’re able to empathize with the characters and put ourselves in their shoes. Stories tug at our hearts and…
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Do you ever look at other moms and feel like they’re winning and you’re losing at this parenting gig? Do you ever feel guilty for all the things you aren’t doing? Me too. Social media feeds our parenting guilt and insecurities, doesn’t it? We constantly see things like: The Pinterest-worthy homemade organic lunches our friends pack for their kids, when…
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Although I know this truth, I have a hard time living it out sometimes. I often believe the lie that I’m in control and feel like everything depends on me. So I worry when things aren’t going my way or on my timeline. I feel anxious when I have so much to do and don’t know how I’m going to…
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Although Jesus was extremely busy during His years of ministry, traveling around Israel teaching and healing people, He made regular time to spend with His Father. In Luke 5:12-16, we read about when Jesus traveled and healed a man with leprosy. The very last sentence of this passage says, “But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.” We would…
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Have you ever felt God ask you to do something that didn’t quite make sense? Many years ago, a friend of mine, Georglyn, woke up early one Saturday morning and began praying. While she prayed, she felt God urging her to bake a loaf of bread and take it over to a friend. She didn’t quite know why, but she…
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