Category Archives: Encouragement
Fellowship of the Cross
Have you been offended? Insulted? Treated unfairly or worse? To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his … Continue reading
Speaking out of Weakness
The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. Isaiah 50:4 I love this. “Speak the word … Continue reading
The Word that Sustains the Weary
I have not written for a long time. First it was summer, full of travel and kids home from school, good activity but not much time alone in a quiet place to write. Then came the second-guessing: asking if I … Continue reading
The Power of Grace
How do I offer both grace and truth fully, like Jesus? He did not find “the perfect balance” between the two. Rather, he completely embodies both. I struggle sometimes with the concept of standards, being afraid to lower them while … Continue reading
A Tribute to Teddy C
I only knew him for a few hours, but he has a big place in my heart. A leading pastor in Zambia with a ministry to AIDS victims and their families, he and his wife Lister were in the US … Continue reading
Looking to Jesus (the carpenter)
The other day I had one of those days when my head was full of too many thoughts and dreams while my hands were full with menial tasks and household chores. The disparity was agonizing. The next morning, as I … Continue reading
Clay
Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. Isaiah 64:8 Thwump! Thwump! Thwump! Have you ever taken a pottery class? One of the first things we … Continue reading
A Flourishing Olive Tree
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever. Psalm 52:8 What do you think of when you think of olives? A cocktail snack? A … Continue reading
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