My husband grew up in a Pastor's home his entire life and it was a great experience for him. I too was so blessed to grow up in a Christian home where God was our focus and love. My love for Jesus grew and so did Randy's and we never felt like our relationship with Jesus was pushed on us or expected by our parents or outside sources. That was truly a blessing and gift from ... Read More »
Umbrella Prayers
Using your Theological Framework as a Grid
I believe we’ll always be building our Theological Framework on this earth so there’s never a time we’ll stop learning about God. And I also think we grow in learning how to use our theological framework the more we do life with Jesus and others. Young, fresh out of seminary men and women often feel the need to wield their theological knowledge like a weapon. Debating until ... Read More »
Building a Theological Framework in Suffering
We’ve been talking about the importance of having a strong theological framework as a Christian and how it makes a difference in our lives. See part 1 here. When we walk through deep suffering we might be tempted to add to our framework and scaffolding by how we feel at the time. This is dangerous to do because walking through suffering and forming conclusions about God ... Read More »
Building a Theological Framework
Building a theological framework will be one of the most important things a Christian will do through life. Who and what we believe to be true of God will expand as we grow in our relationship with him. Reading the Bible, praying and being a part of the Body of Christ are just a few ways we build our theological framework. I like to think of it as scaffolding. There are ... Read More »
Mom Squad
Several of my friends sat around my dining room table working on a project last week. Some of us have been praying together in a Mom's in Prayer group for the last several years. Others connected through different venues. As we packed over 300 goody bags the topic of juuling came up. This was a new term for me. The first thought in my head was, "Oh cool, a new modern-day ... Read More »
The Treasure of Looking Back
One of the hardest things for me to do is to watch a movie twice. It’s hard enough for me to sit still long enough to watch a movie let alone go back and watch it again. Even the awesome classic movies can’t hold my attention long the second time around. Well, except for Elf. How can you not watch that one over and over again? Sometimes it’s easier to just keep moving ... Read More »
The Overflow of Written Prayer
Forgetfulness. I’m dealing with it these days. Recently I got to church and wondered where our son was. Nowhere to be seen. Called home and he was there. “Mom! You left me, how could you?!” Like what do I even say to that? For the last 15+ years, we have taken our kids to church every single Wednesday night. But for some reason this particular night I didn’t think anything odd ... Read More »
The Power of Written Prayer
Randy and I had been in a little church plant for about a year when something special arrived in the mailbox. Let me back up and say church planting is NOT for sissies. It’s hard stuff but it’s really awesome stuff as well. This was like any other day and I grabbed the mail and sat at the kitchen table opening mostly bills and then discovered one handwritten envelope. When I ... Read More »