Looking Back: Generous Widow
Originally posted on Work in Progress:
Church culture has an interesting way of impacting my perspective on certain Bible stories. Some can…
My thoughts as I journey through this thing called life.
Originally posted on Work in Progress:
Church culture has an interesting way of impacting my perspective on certain Bible stories. Some can…
The woman at the well reminds me that there’s always more room in God’s Kingdom, and he’s given us the opportunity to invite as many as we can to the party.
King Lemuel’s mother, though unnamed in the Bible, has led to life-change in millions of people’s lives throughout the history of humankind.
Pilate’s wife is a sweet reminder to me that obedience to what God has said is more important than what others do with the advice we give.
The faithful Canaanite woman was persistent in her faith in the face of obstacles and rejection.
God loves single women just as much as he loves single men, married men and women, widows, widowers, and everyone in between.
I believe that as we understand God’s goodness and our sinfulness more, our worship will move beyond just something we do, to a deeply ingrained part of our lives.
God doesn’t desire for us to go through life making choices that lead to our detriment, but he came to give us abundant life.
God isn’t frustrated or annoyed when we bring the small things of life to him.
We aren’t defined by the things we are doing or have done, but we are defined by who we are in Jesus.