If you have talked to me at all recently, you know how excited I am for my birthday tomorrow. Why? Because….drum roll please… I’m turning twenty! Which means…..another drum roll ….my teenage years are officially behind me!!!! Teenagers have a stigma in our society of being irresponsible, immature, foolish, reckless and a constant headache to …
We shall be like Him.
I’ve thought about heaven a lot this past month or so.Probably more than I have at any other point in my life. It all started when my Dad brought the book “Heaven” by Randy Alcorn on our trip to the Grand Canyon and had me read it to him as he was driving. This resulted …
47 Things.
In Luke 17, Jesus heals 10 lepers simultaneously. He commands the men to go show themselves to the priests, they do, and then they’re healed. Its an incredible, completely life-altering occasion for these men. And yet only one returns to thank Jesus for this gift of restored life and healing. Just one. As the Bible …
From Scholar to Child.
“Scripture is the manger in which the Christ lies.’ As a mother goes to a cradle to find her baby so the Christian goes to the Bible to find Jesus. But don’t inspect the cradle and forget to worship the baby.” – Martin Luther I’m going to be honest. This last semester I struggled with …
Near Him.
I once read an old legend about Abraham Lincoln. The legend goes like this… One day Abraham was walking through town while a slave auction was taking place. Usually Abe walked by such auctions as quickly as possible with his head down and a bad taste in his mouth. But today as a young girl …