I heard a Tim Keller sermon a few months ago and I’ve revisited it many times. One line stands out among all the rest: “Make Jesus the way you prove yourself.” If there was an Olympics for heart-habits, I would probably be favored to win gold in the Earning, Self-Sufficient or Proving events.
admitting your nothing is not your shame
If You created from nothingThen I am waitingCause all I have is my nothingBut I bring all of meOh, God of mercyGod who understands meGod who made me thirstyThen came down and gave me drinkVIA There’s something about me no…
Recent Read: Jeanne Guyon
John used the phrase “spiritual legacy,” when I mentioning reading Jeanne Guyon’s Experiencing the Depth of Jesus Christ. Probably because I kept making comments about how similar the themes in her writing are to other favorites of mine, Jan Johnson,…
come honestly to Jesus
If there was ever a time to beat a path back to Jesus over and over and over again, it’s right now. He wants us to come if we are weary and heavy-laden. He is a vibrant, rushing stream, not…
one of the best habits we can cultivate
I know what is said about making a new habit: it takes 21 days. But what if a lifetime is needed? There is one habit I have been forming (yes, still forming) consciously and intensely and clumsily in my adult…
Books That Transform Lives
Books. Worlds to dive into, catapults to new perspectives, adventures of knowledge. Various paths forged by unique personalities to help love God with our minds. I asked a handful of friends for a book they would say has transformed their…
resurrection vision: letting every sense of your humanity send you deeper into Jesus
I was teaching a group of 7th-8th graders, reflecting on Easter’s truth, and it came out of my mouth before I even really knew what it meant: “in my time as a Christian, I have had a difficult time reconciling…
getting what I prayed for: change
Have you ever gone through a season, challenging or joyful, and realized at the end of it that it was what you had prayed for? Or asked God to change something about you and He does it in a way…
a heart like the sea
One of our favorite things to do while cruising this week was standing on the balcony and watching the open water. As far as the eye could see, water sloshing against water, waves crashing at the ship’s edge, open sea…
making choices like Jesus would
Thanksgiving week this year was full. Full of family, laughter, conversations, shooting guns, being outside, delicious food, a few tears, lots of grace. I was driving out to my parents’ house asking Father for help. God, please give me wisdom…
Jesus Remains
Today I am especially overwhelmed with this thought: no matter what comes, whatever joy or circumstance or disappointment, Jesus remains. It’s simple and seemingly basic, but for me, today it is day-changing. This morning I was up and doing a few…
Where I Am Right Now With Jesus
God is calling me to taste and treasure Him. Not writings about Him, not service for Him, but Him as a person. Him as my Savior, Father, Lord, and Friend. Growing up in church (a gift from God), I was…