Every morning we wake up and often in our own strength we try to do better…….we try harder at home, harder at school, harder at work. But in our own strength it can be exhausting and even trying to be better people seems to not work out right either. There is always something missing or … More WHAT YOU COULD NEVER DO FOR YOURSELF
Pip: HEAVENSREEF is a site that asks you to slow down, kneel a little, and listen — which is a countercultural act in the age of the algorithmic self. Mara: Today’s episode covers two territories from Heavensreef: what genuine humility looks like and where it comes from, and how a single word from Scripture can … More Podcast Episode: Words And Humility……In Case you missed it!
I am slowly coming to believe that if in our lives, we were never shattered – what then? The healing process is painful and deep, continuous and then somehow…….glorious! I don’t know if any of us would invite pain upon ourselves, to be broken and betrayed……but JESUS did! HE broke HIS body for you and … More SHALLOW PLEASURES/ETERNAL COMFORTS
Each of us carries a type of broken inside us……we carry it around and sometimes the weight of it is hard. It’s a comfort to me knowing that GOD sees my heart and comes near, knowing what I have endured and yet with HIS help I am still standing and still searching. Some people search … More BROKEN BUT STILL LOOKING FOR PEARLS
If you are like me, the noticing type, then you will agree that people these days are just downright mean. And it’s getting to the point where you must put on all the armor of GOD to go and leave your home. Sometimes I am taken back by what I hear people saying to one … More NOURISH YOUR SOUL TODAY
GOD really is the only ONE who can save us from ourselves. We might think we can save or do all the right things, check off all the boxes, make religion our priority, but only JESUS saves…….period. JESUS CAME AND DIED TO SAVE THE WHOLE WORLD Now our minds know this, but how often do … More GOD DOES ALL THE SAVING
With all our searching and strivings don’t we always seem to come up empty handed? It’s sad really, because so many are lost and so many search to fill the hole that GOD placed in their hearts. We tend to seek immediate gratification and we don’t seem to find it there either. Our phones or … More WHAT REALLY MATTERS
The scene above and where I live in AZ is a continual reminder to me to praise GOD for HIS grace and mercy. I love the saguaro cactus and how they stand tall with arms raised as if to praise GOD in all of HIS creation. Some might think the desert is ugly, but the … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
Today we all celebrate Easter……..I pray we will all hold within our hearts what JESUS did for us who believe. The tomb was and is empty so that GOD alone gets all the glory. Can you imagine what the disciples thought after Friday and then yesterday? I can’t imagine their shock and grief! SO THAT GOD! Easter … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS – HAPPY EASTER
I recently read this by Paul David Tripp: “But you can have hope because YOUR LORD has complete rule over all the places where you will need HIS promises to become your reality.” HIS promises are always perfect and true…….ours are not because how often do we break our promises? I must admit that I … More HIS PROMISES – OUR REALITY
