I have read and heard the verses in 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 many times. They are all about the Apostle Paul’s thorn in his side, his pleading with God to remove it, how and why God left it. And so, the famous bible verse became… “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is madeContinue reading “Weakness.”
Category Archives: The In Between
ALL ARE WELCOME
You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Ephesians 5:5 It’s interesting, this verse coming shortly after Paul’s big talk on unity. Because it almost depicts heaven as something thatContinue reading “ALL ARE WELCOME”
We rise because He rises within us.
August 8, 2024. Writing that date down gave me pause this morning. One year since the fire. One whole year. It is so calm today, the ocean is flat and beautiful. The sun is shinning brightly with a few clouds in the sky. One year ago was so different. The way the wind whipped wasContinue reading “We rise because He rises within us.”
The devil or Jesus.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. Romans 1:16 (NIV) Romans, one of my very favorite books of the Bible, I live in and out of Romans 8, but this, this isContinue reading “The devil or Jesus.”
A New Name
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? Psalm 8:3-4 I wonder this often. That we serve a God who hung the moon and the starsContinue reading “A New Name”
Here For More
This life is so much bigger than ourselves. This life is so much more than the pain, the sorrow, the joy and the comfort. In Psalm 30 we see moments where God was angry with David and hid his face from David, but we also know this to be true, “Yet, as he looked backContinue reading “Here For More”
Confidence
In March of 2022 I wrote a blog about having faith. Within that blog I talked briefly about my desire to live and teach in Hawaii. I talked about having radical faith and the struggle I had faced as I worked to figure out if this was my will or God’s will. Well, almost twoContinue reading “Confidence”
Embrace Sacrifice
That is what Jesus calls us to. When we sacrifice, we are picking up our cross daily, we are acknowledging that Jesus is Lord over our lives, and we are trusting in who He is, in what He says, and in His plan and purpose over our lives. Sacrifice in the Old Testament, from theContinue reading “Embrace Sacrifice”
Peace.
“But don’t be fooled; if peace is what we seek, we will find it’s true sources only in Christ.” ~Ruth Chou Simons If you have known Jesus for any amount of time, you know that the way He lived was completely opposite of the world. The whole “In the world, but not of the world,”Continue reading “Peace.”
Light
Today, I begin again. That is the beauty of being a teacher. There is always a new beginning. Two months goes by quickly, way too quickly if you ask me. It feels like I blink and it’s over. But something I have been after in this season of my life is being present. When IContinue reading “Light”
Radical Road 