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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Son of Hamas Meets Son of God
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Gaza, God, Jesus, Middle East, News, faith, life, miracles, religion, spirituality on January 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A friend told me about a pretty amazing story yesterday: the son of a Hamas leader has converted to Christianity, renouncing his past.
Here’s a link to an interview with this young man: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,402483,00.html
I’d read the story instead of watching the very short videos.
Bargaining with God (Who, Me?)
Posted in Bible, Christianity, God, Jesus, Suffering, Theology, crap, life, religion, sanctification, sin, stress on January 3, 2009 | 15 Comments »
I never thought I was the kind of person who would get mad at God when things got tough, who would think she deserved better.
But, here I am.
Two guys who’ve influenced me greatly say the following about this subject:
If, like the elder brother [in the parable of the 'prodigal son'], you seek to control God through your obedience, then [...]
Checking Up on My 2008 Resolutions
Posted in Christianity, God, Jesus, New Year, New Years, faith, life, religion, resolutions, stress on January 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
A year ago, I set forth a summary of my New Year’s resoutions on the predecessor to this blog.
So, let’s see how we did. Here are the three overarching resolutions I made. I said that “I want to…
1) spend more regular time reading the Bible,
2) [spend] more time writing in my journal (my most effective way to pray when alone), [...]
The Contradiction of Christmas
Posted in Bible, Christ, Christianity, Christmas, God, Jesus, Theology, faith, life, spritual formation, worship on December 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Isn’t it amazing that so many people celebrate the birth of Jesus, yet reject Jesus himself? How weird is that? Even those who accept Jesus might unwittingly reject the Jesus of the Bible:
· The Jesus of the Bible was born in a stable, not a 6 BR house with 3.5 baths
· The Jesus of the [...]
There’s Adultery Among Us
Posted in Bible, Bible Study, Christianity, God, Jesus, Theology, evil, faith, life, religion, sin, spritual formation on December 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Our small group had a discussion about idolatry a while back.
We are studying a great book about Revelation: Discipleship on the Edge by Darrell W. Johnson. Johnson points out how the book of Revelation reflects the Biblical theme that the church is the bride of Christ. Our group discussed Johnson’s point that every time we [...]
Prayer, Please?
Posted in Christianity, God, Jesus, faith, family, life, miracles, prayer, religion, spirituality, stress, work on December 3, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Howdy, blogofriends:
I really do mean to use this space to ruminate, hopefully in such a way that you, dear readers, are revived and/or roused.
But, today, I seek prayer.
I recently reviewed (to some extent) what feels like our difficult circumstances in my post “The Job, The Interview, and the Cross.”
Well, my husband is interviewing for 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
