where my heart and His Story collide
The Beginning The excitement and newness of God wears off. Have you noticed? After the wooing and the awe, the seeing of sin and our need of saving. The dropping in shame, the rising in grace, the washing away of old and the re-birth of a new creation... After the walking. The learning. The drinking… Continue reading Knowing and Loving
Hope in The Messy Middle How do we keep hoping when the hard and messy of life seems like it's gonna stick around forever and we're left struggling to believe, or even breathe? How do we keep a faith that knows God's gonna come through for us when He's sovereign over all, after all. For… Continue reading When Life Seems to Overtake (and overwhelm and bowl you over and take you under) Your Faith
(This is the final post of three in a series titled "My Story". If you're curious, here's one and two.) So, my last post ended with me figuring out that after fifteen years of living my life in Jesus, I only really loved Him like I'd loved my family and friends... a whole heck of… Continue reading My Story – Through Him
Just thought I'd make sure I'm clear on a few things before we start this last part... I really do believe obedience is good. It's the goal. Holiness should be our goal and our heart's truest prayer. I also don't want to discount that Christians have everything we need for life and godliness. Neither am… Continue reading Turn and Be Healed, in Authenticity (Part Three)
So, picking up from where we left off in that first post... with how calloused hearts can sometimes tell us there is something more we need to offer God in order to earn, keep, or repay His Love... and how I'm not so sure that work is a requirement for faith... and how you may or may… Continue reading Turn and Be Healed, in the Pilgrimage (Part Two)
Redeemed Ruth 