I have a confession. I try to be transparent on my page because as a teacher, I want you to learn from my example. But also, I want to model a lifestyle that is contemplative and repentive. There is absolutely no condemnation in Christ, therefore it’s okay to examine yourself and admit you were wrong. Today, I must examine my thoughts and admit I was wrong. If you have never...
How Do You Respond to Rejection? What did Jesus do? The time had come. The mob came to seize Jesus. Peter’s response was to draw a sword and defend his friend. But when Jesus made it clear there would be no violence on their part, the disciples fled… All of them. John did not even take time to put clothes on and fled naked. Jesus’ friends…who had seen the miracles...
Keeping the Faith
In high school, I had the same science teacher three times. I have always loved math but science gave me an outlet to use my beloved math. Coach Shorter was one of my favorite teachers in High School because he introduced me to applied science. After I graduated from college and was raising my family, I heard that Coach Shorter had gotten into some legal trouble. I was saddened by...
Old vs. New
This morning, I read a passage in Numbers that made me ponder. Moses had a ‘sacred tent’. When he needed to hear from God, he would enter. When I read that this morning, I thought, “That’s cool; a sure fire way to hear God.” But the Lord quickly reminded me, as New Testament believers we have a better covenant. Old Testament – Only priests, who were men and descendants of...
Limping to Healing
You know you are getting old when you injure yourself while sleeping. Friday morning I awoke to ankle pain. I could not move my ankle left or right without experiencing pain. I could not put any weight on my ankle. Fortunately, I was working from home and could just limp around my house. Saturday, the mysterious pain continued, so my husband tightly wrapped my ankle in an ace bandage and...
I Am Woman
I am woman. Hear me pray. I am not inferior. I am not superior. I am equal. I am strong. I am made in His image. The same Jesus that dwells in you, dwells in me. The same Jesus that redeemed the world from the Fall, redeemed me. I am woman. Hear me pray. I am meek enough to kiss the boo boo on my child’s knee. Yet fierce enough...
Pray for Our Schools
He was blind. Born blind. The disciples wanted to debate. “Was it his sin or his parent’s sin? The Pharisees wanted to blame. “You filthy sinner.” Jesus wanted to reveal the works of God. After he was healed… His parents, in fear, wanted to deny. The Pharisees still wanted to blame and ostracized. “ How dare Jesus heal on the Sabbath.” Jesus wanted to save. Yesterday, I did something dumb....
Do you Need a Breakthrough
He had been disabled for 38 years. In an era, when the life expectancy was 35, that was truly a lifetime. We don’t know how long he had waited at the Pool of Bethesda for his miracle. All we know is that this is where Jesus found him – gathered with others who were blind, paralyzed, crippled…waiting for a miracle, waiting for a breakthrough, waiting for mercy. At the pool...
Cultivating a Successful Soul – Rest
It seems as if women, especially successful women, wear our busyness as a badge of honor. This week, I was quick to tell anyone who would listen, how jammed packed my schedule has been. It is if, as women we are trying to prove our worth. Moms who choose or need to stay home use their busyness to justify staying home. Moms who choose or need to work, use their...
City of Peace
They were exiled from Jerusalem, the city of peace. Many prophesied this exile would end quickly. But not Jeremiah. Jeremiah said, “Get comfortable. Multiply. Build houses. Prosper. You will be here a while.” (Jeremiah 29:4-14) I have been meditating on that phrase: “Exiled from the City of Peace.” As New Testament Christians, can we be exiled from the “City of Peace”? Oh I know this life can be hard. I...