I will soon write a post about the opposite of gentle and quiet (vexing and contentious, if you must know… for more about gentle and quiet, see The True Christian Woman: A Gentle and Quiet Spirit ), but I just wrote a devotion for my church that I thought possibly worth posting.
Whether or not it helps you, [...]
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With Gifts Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
Posted in Bible, Christianity, God, Jesus, Suffering, life, love, pain, religion, repentance, sin, spritual formation on November 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The True Christian Woman: A Gentle and Quiet Spirit
Posted in Christ, Christianity, Jesus, anger, anxiety, cross, doubt, gentle, life, quiet, women on November 7, 2009 | 6 Comments »
If you gag at that phrase “gentle and quiet” spirit, then we are on the same page. If a glance at a Bible study on gentle and quiet makes you want to run for the hills, so do I.
I think that most Christian women carry around a definition of the phrase “gentle and quiet” that does not necessarily reflect [...]
The Dove and the Pigeon
Posted in Christianity, God, Jesus, Larry Crabb, anxiety, life, religion, sanctification, spiritual journey, stress on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my last blog (The Journey to My Holiday ), I promised to write about several things that God appears to be teaching me during this season of my journey.
Even though I still struggle with doubts and distance, it seems that God is up to something in my life.
I hope so.
During the NextStep school I attended [...]
The Journey to My Holiday
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Larry Crabb, cross, doubt, female, life, religion, spiritual direction, spiritual journey, spritual formation, women on October 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Now I am about to take a detour to discuss the positive things that appear to be happening on my journey to find that Holiday at Sea.
Bet you can’t wait…
At the end of August, I attended a week-long seminar/school called NextStep. This course follows Larry Crabb’s School of Spiritual Direction (which teaches how to have spiritually forming conversations). The second course helps [...]
Storing Up Thanks
Posted in Christianity, God, Suffering, age, anger, depression, life, religion, repentance, stress, thanks on October 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A friend emailed this story to me a few days ago. I usually ignore these sort of sicky-sweet email offerings.
But I actually read this one. I needed to be jolted out of my whiny-hood.
This story helped:
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved [...]
Assailed by Doubts and Distance
Posted in Christianity, God, Jesus, anger, dark night of the soul, economy, life, pain, recession, religion, stress, work on October 18, 2009 | 8 Comments »
A year ago May, I hit my first real patch of doubt after more than 35 years of being a Christian. It was a scary time and I wrote several posts about doubt, starting with Doubting at Last.
I pulled out of that phase sometime later in the year, only to be hit last spring with a distance from God and [...]
Back from Holiday
Posted in Christianity, economy, humor, life, pain, recession, stress, work on October 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Yeah. Well, I took some time off. Had a bit of a blogging holiday.
Haven’t been posting or reading (sorry, friends).
I thought to myself, “Why not? Why have I eschewed this most noble activity?”
I’ll tell you why.
Life didn’t suck this summer. I actually had fun.
I realize in retrospect that most of my blog posts starting in late [...]
Belated Request for Prayer
Posted in Christ, Christianity, family, life, prayer, work on July 30, 2009 | 12 Comments »
When I lost my job, one of my kind readers (Christov_Tenn) suggested I could always get a job at the Department of Children’s Services.
Well, that sounded like a perfect job NOT for me, but for my in-the-desert-out-of-work-for-five-years pastor husband who just happens to have a Master’s in Psych, a certificate in Marriage and Family counseling, [...]
More Dusky Hour Reflections…
Posted in Christ, Christianity, Jesus, Suffering, dark night of the soul, life, sanctification, spritual formation, stress on June 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In my last post (My Dusky Hour of the Soul), I discussed some passages from Tim Farrington’s A Hell of Mercy.
I’d like to share another here, a passage that really resonated with me in this time of wondering and waiting…
What the dark night shows us, through the intensely resisted revelation of our spiritual bankruptcy, is that we [...]
My Dusky Hour of the Soul
Posted in Christ, Christianity, Jesus, Suffering, Thoughts, cross, dark night of the soul, life, pain, repentance, spritual formation, stress on June 5, 2009 | 16 Comments »
My husband recently listened to St. John of the Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul on his iPod.
After hearing the description of this phase of spiritual growth, I’m not sure I can claim to be passing through the Dark Night. But what about the Dusky Hour?
Since I lost my job, I’ve not posted for two reasons:
I’ve [...]
God Loves You…
Posted in Bible, Christianity, God, Jesus, Suffering, faith, life, spirituality, stress on April 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, a friend emailed me the following ”failed gospel tract:”
Ain’t it the truth?!
It all depends on how you define “wonderful plan,” doesn’t it?
Compelled by Love
Posted in Bible, Christianity, God, Jesus, cross, faith, life, love, religion, spirituality, worship on April 17, 2009 | 5 Comments »
… Still recovering from my 15-month ordeal (see the last post, below). Who knew I could sleep so much?
Now, on to a more spiritual topic.
I wrote a while ago about the sense that Jesus is calling me to greater intimacy, a call, I realize, that at some level I am afraid to follow.
I think one aspect of [...]
My 15-Month Ordeal Ended Today
Posted in Christ, Christianity, God, Suffering, economy, life, pain, recession, stress, work on March 17, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Yep. I got my wish. I was fired. Er, “laid off.”
I cried all the way home.
And guess what? No severance. And just two weeks more to work.
I’m not surprised.
Well, a bit surprised at the timing. I thought I’d have a bit more time to look for a job. I’ve looked outside of the area (hoping [...]
Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now
Posted in Calvinism, Christ, Christianity, God, Marriage, Suffering, Theology, life, repentance, sin, stress, tagged repentance on March 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Greetings! Read on to hear about one of those ten ideas. But, before you do…
For those wondering where I went (how egocentric to think you wondered!), check out the last post: How Bad Can it Be? We’ve been oh-so-busy thinking, planning, seeing contractors, going to kitchen stores, picking out floors, cabinets, etc.
We actually have a tile [...]
How Bad Can it Get?? Apparently Worse…
Posted in Christianity, Suffering, economy, life, religion, spritual formation, stress, work on February 18, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Ok, I notice my stats are down, so it’s time for another post.
Here’s the background to this particular post:
Hate my job. Husband out of work several years. Both of us looking for jobs. Neither of us finding anything. Economy sucks. No jobs out there. Feeling trapped. Etc., etc. So, we don’t need any more trouble…
I did have a [...]
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What I’m Writing
- With Gifts Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
- The True Christian Woman: A Gentle and Quiet Spirit
- The Dove and the Pigeon
- The Journey to My Holiday
- Storing Up Thanks
- Assailed by Doubts and Distance
- Back from Holiday
- Belated Request for Prayer
- Our Kitchen Saga
- More Dusky Hour Reflections…
- My Dusky Hour of the Soul
- God Loves You…
- Compelled by Love
- My 15-Month Ordeal Ended Today
- Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now
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What You're Saying
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What You're Reading
- My 15-Month Ordeal Ended Today
- Belated Request for Prayer
- The True Christian Woman: A Gentle and Quiet Spirit
- About Me
- More Dusky Hour Reflections...
- With Gifts Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
- My Dusky Hour of the Soul
- Prayer, Please?
- Advice on Advice
- The Dove and the Pigeon
- What Kind of a Believer Am I?
- Our Kitchen Saga
What I Wrote a While Ago
