Category Archives: Relationships

I love how sometimes God shows me how foolish I am and sets me free from some long-ingrained wrong thinking. I was sitting in church the other day during worship when I looked down at my legs.  My thighs are … Continue reading →

You know how teenagers cover their feelings of awkwardness by being cool?  Well, I was not one of those teens, not because I wasn’t socially awkward, but just because I wasn’t cool.  While I am now much more self-confident and … Continue reading →

Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty. Job 6:14 I must confess that sometimes I am selfish and petty, even (or especially!) in my closest relationships. I know this is a problem when I … Continue reading →

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Colossians 3:9-10 This verse … Continue reading →

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13 “Forgive one another as Christ forgave you.” I’ve heard that before, as well as all … Continue reading →

I have a friend who is just learning about God’s reaching-out love for her, and yet in her I have seen more of The Father’s unconditional love than in anyone else I know. Over the years, she has shared with … Continue reading →

My parents raised me to think independently, with the goal of being able to head off on my own, while supporting me in the process. For me, home was a safe and secure place from which to go out into … Continue reading →

I do not love sacrificially.  I’d like to think I do.  But every once in a while, it hits me how far I am from doing that.  Recently, Jesus, by his grace and shepherd’s staff (Psalm 23), revealed that in … Continue reading →

And Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to Him and to bless in His name forever. I Chronicles 23:13 “To sanctify someone or … Continue reading →

When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida, but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them … Continue reading →