Revenge
When I was about 6 years old, I suffered an embarrassment in Sunday School that I have obviously not forgotten. We kids were all standing in front of our rows of chairs, singing a song. At the end of the song, the teacher told us to sit down. As I lowered myself into my chair, the boy sitting behind me pulled the chair out from underneath me and I landed on the floor.
Continue ReadingTreasures in Heaven
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks of treasures in heaven. This teaching is found in Matthew 6:19-21. Jesus’ instruction here is an important one for Christians to understand. It encourages us to store up our treasures not here on earth, but rather in heaven where they will remain safe and secure forever. Let’s explore.
Continue ReadingJesus’ Instruction on Prayer in the Sermon on the Mount
Jesus taught that we should pray because God knows our needs before we even ask for them (…for your Father knows what you need before you ask him [Matthew 6:8b, NIV]), so why do we need to keep praying?
Continue ReadingA New Name
The other night my husband and I were having a conversation about God, letting the Holy Spirit lead the way. Chris and I are Pittsburgh natives. We love Pennsylvania and will always have an attachment to “home.” Although we haven’t lived in that area for almost 8 years, who we used to be always comes up in these types of talks. We were known as different people, who we used to be.
Continue ReadingPlaying Hide and Seek with God
Have you ever felt like God is hard to find? Like He is playing a cosmic game of hide-and-seek, and you’re losing. You look behind every curtain and under every bed, at the back of every closet and behind every sofa, “God, where are You?”
Continue ReadingMatters of the Heart
A few days after the new year began, I noticed that several businesses had removed their Christmas decorations and replaced them with Valentine’s Day hearts, ribbons, and red flowers. ”What happened to January?” I wondered. Is there nothing to celebrate after New Year’s Day?
Continue ReadingA Seasonal Reminder
January is the time I start to slip into a seasonal slump. The dumps, a funk, whatever you call it; life seems to lose its shine in many ways, and I rapidly lose motivation, interest, and energy, and I’m very aware that this period is about to last for the next three months. I lovingly call this part of the year “purgatory.”
Continue ReadingJots and Tittles
Okay, what are jots and tittles? Jot refers to the tenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet, yod or yodh. A tittle is smaller than a jot, representing a pen stroke or part of a letter.
Continue ReadingA Funeral and a Wedding
Arranged on the shelf above my desk are various photos of my dad, along with a family picture of my husband and me with our 3 young (at the time) children. A small flowery sign in the center of the pictures reads “wish you were here.” We lost my dad last summer after a difficult battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Continue ReadingJesus Calls Us to Be Salt and Light
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls his followers to be “salt of the earth” and “light of the world” (Matthew 5:13-16). But what does this mean?
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