Spiritual practices and articles for the formation of souls and soul care.
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end[…]I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him. Ecclesiastes 3:11 & 14 Thailand’s night markets teem with tourists from around the globe all in search…
Sometimes the lessons we learn as a child don’t begin to make sense until we experience more of life and mature. Today’s blog unfolded in that way for me, so bear with me in what might seem like a tangent. Our church recently asked us to help encourage an effort to reach out to our surrounding community. However, in the back of my mind, I kept thinking, “How can we go into the community…
Nearing the end of Lent, this is a reflection considering the need for us to rend our hearts to God in order to embrace his greater intentions for our lives.
Our ordinariness is, in fact, extraordinary. (click for the previous story) When we view ourselves as magnificently created beings, we realize our greatness comes from our maker and the one whom we choose to follow. We are not great alone, but in our connectedness, first with God and then each other, we can live with extraordinary purpose. To reach our potential, purpose, and fulfilled-ness we must find our way back to the path in which we…
…but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things that are strong. 1 Corinthians 1:27 NASB Paradox (noun): a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities. Most of us love a baby. The sweet…
