My family and I have been watching the gameshow that Mr. Beast from YouTube has been airing weekly. I LOVE gameshows. I LOVE watching people thrive and win fun things. Wheel of Fortune? The Price is Right? Yes, please. “Beast Games” has turned out to be both entertaining and pathetic all at once. Last week, … More “The Middle-Class Prayer”
Sometimes, it seems as though the “joy, joy, joy, joy down in our hearts to stay” has abdicated the throne. Try standing on a stage looking out over professing believers “worshiping the Lord” and pay attention to their expressions. It can look more like a scene from “Night of the Living Dead” than a crowd … More WHERE IS OUR JOY?
Read: Luke 10:38-42 We have heard the Mary & Martha stories our whole lives. Mary & Martha seemingly had two different personalities – with their own strengths and weaknesses. Martha was hospitable, she was capable, she welcomed others in her home, and she had faith in Jesus. On two different occasions, she went straight to … More “THAT’S JUST WHO I AM”
I watched in amusement as my 7-year-old twin girls jumped around screaming like crazy as the Astros won the World Series. To look at them in that moment, you would have thought they were die-hard followers of the Astros. Truth be told, moments earlier they had been upstairs playing and not caring too much about … More Jesus-Fan or Jesus-Follower?
Favorites · · By: Jen McGee “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” – C.S. Lewis Forgiveness. That’s tough. As Christians, we stand in awe that God could forgive us. The “wretch like me” phrase hits home when we sing “Amazing Grace”. We know we don’t deserve … More The War Inside & the Freedom of Forgiveness
Years ago, we were in Florida walking around Disney Springs with our extended family. The kids were all excited to walk into the Disney Store. One of the kids in the group made a beeline for the Star Wars section and was elated to find Rey Skywalker’s staff that for so long he had been … More “It’s in the Bag!”
To all of the women out there during the busyness of the Christmas Season: If you’re not careful, you’re going to miss it. Am I talking about the latest Hallmark movie? Or perhaps Christmas cards, gifts to others in need, meals that are photo-worthy, that adorable photo with Santa, ringing the Salvation Army bell, or … More Cumbered About, Missing the ONE THING this Christmas Season
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