As I sit reading from my Bible app – YouVersion – a verse in Isaiah stuck out to me as so relevant to where we are today. “I have equipped you for battle though you didn’t even know me”.1 Isaiah is talking about King Cyrus and the prophesy God gave him that Cyrus would be the one given the right to restore Jerusalem and the Temple. King Cyrus was a pagan king and would not understand…
What are some of the things you wish you could tell your younger self? July is my birthday month and part of the celebration will be glimpses into the lives of five generations of women. There seems to be something healing about getting our stories down on paper. An opportunity to share the wisdom we have gained with others and the reassurance that we are not alone. Some of us write publicly, others of us…
So when two writer friends posted writing prompts for this week that seemed to go hand in hand, I could hear a “sacred echo”. Suzie Eller’s prompt is “I’m Expecting” and Kate Motaung’s prompt for Five Minute Friday is “Dream”. What is it about expectations that can thrill us with all the possibilities and then chill us when they are unmet? Dreams and expectations are wrapped around hope and when those dreams come true, we…
“Owe no one anything, except to love each other” Romans 13:8, ESV We live in a world where debt seems to be accepted as a necessary part of life. All too often financial obligations versus income is so out of balance our relationships suffer. When we work together as a couple to set healthy boundaries on our money, we no longer need to dread the mailman or fear the ring of our phones. New opportunities…
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