On Sunday I heard a refreshing sermon on baptism. Sometimes those basic Christian subjects feel like they get worn out with the telling, but this was not one of those days! The issue of baptism has niggled at me for a long time. When I was at Bible School, I could not understand how baptism could only …
Tag: relationship with God
Eve to Her Daughter
My daughter, I wonder why it seems you are always reaching out for anything you shouldn't touch...yielding to the allurements of scuttling scorpions, slithering serpents, your father's hunting tools glowing in fire- light. And fire. Some incoherent desire prompts your grasping fearful fingers. Lately, when I see your innocent baby hands reaching toward a glowing ember, …
The Mind of Christ
What do you do with those deep desires lodged under your heart? In my post Delight Yourself in the Lord I talked about how our hearts ache for both fellowship with God and partnership with Him, mostly focusing on our longing to be one with Him. This post is directed toward the second part--our longing to be part of what He is …
Delight Yourself in the Lord
Psalm 37:4 is one of my favorite verses. Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:4 ESV) Every time I have heard this verse expounded on, the explanation ran something like this: "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will change you to want what He …
Helping Daddy
My son ought to be in nursery school, playing with brightly colored toys. And (gasp) he hasn't even started learning the alphabet yet, at 18 months old! Instead, he spends his days doing this: Give me a hammer and some sawdust, any day, Mom! Best of all, I like to help Daddy. Don't you see …
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