I keep replaying the conversation in my mind; on our way to breakfast, my husband brought up the lack of cleanliness of my car. I wanted to defend myself. In all honesty, I had every intention of cleaning it about a million times, but getting it done without the kids just never seemed to work out (so I don’t have to be at the car wash with three kids and three car seats). When he mentioned it, I felt defensive and a little guilty. He just said it in passing (he extends way too much grace to me sometimes), but as I’ve really reflected on it… I realized I have been in sin!
When we were first married, I struggled to speak respectfully to my husband. For the most part, that is no longer an issue … so I honestly thought I had “respect” down. Please contain your laughter! Continue Reading →
No Christian wants to be called an externalist or a legalist, including me. Unfortunately, the sinful pride in my heart also REALLY likes to be “right,” which isn’t a path to humility or freedom.
Movies based on a true story often must rely on artistic license and/or exaggeration in order to make them more interesting. There is one person for whom few—if any—exaggerations are needed to embellish the account of his life. Eric Liddell was 5’8”, 150 lbs. and died at the relatively young age of 43, but his influence on society—and even more importantly for God’s kingdom—extends well beyond his physical stature and short lifespan.
Would those closest to me categorize my life as one of “joy inexpressible”?
Recently, our discipleship group received an e-mail from one of the men in the group asking us to pray for him because he was experiencing some tough times. As I read his request, my heart went out to him. In between the lines, there was a sense of anxiety and the feeling beaten down and discouraged.