A Trip to the Thrift Store
I just needed a break from the busyness of my life, but God had other plans.
Guest pilgrims sharing their story Ordinary is Extraordinary
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Living as a wanderer The Pilgrim Life
What does God Expect from us Ordinary Folk?
Living a normal, ordinary life doesn’t mean you don’t have anything to offer to God. In fact, he wants something very specific from you, but it demands a great sacrifice.
Ordinary is Extraordinary Reflections & Ponderings
Don’t Underestimate Ordinary
Ice. It’s cold; essentially it is merely frozen water. It cools our beverages on hot summers days, is useful in easing aches and pains, forms icicles along my roof as snow melts. Rarely do I stop to consider ice, until it intrudes on my rhythm of life. That’s happened only a handful of times. Once as a teenager, I remember getting an extended winter holiday due to a severe ice storm making the roads impassable…
Devotionals Ordinary is Extraordinary Spiritual Formation The Pilgrim Life
Moving in Ordinary Ways
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…
Ordinary is Extraordinary Reflections & Ponderings
Time for New Lenses
You are created by a God who calls Himself… Mighty, Love, Just, Righteous, Creative, Powerful, Gentle, Humble, Faithful, Honest, Trustworthy, Magnificent, Glorious, Rescuer, Strong, Shepherd, Healer, Worthy, Above all other gods, Patient, and Wise. The list goes on and remains limited only by our meager language. The point is, if God is the creator; whose existence is beyond description and absolutely extraordinary, and we are created in His very image, then logically we too bear…
