In our dazzling million dollar budget animated everything is awesome sensory overloaded world… it is hard to think…to pause…to find quiet. Daily life now resembles the rapid fire visuals seen on huge 3D movie screens which dash at us so fast… we don’t pause… to calculate… to consider… The overwhelming roller-coaster of clamorous non-stop information penetrates our minds and splits our thinking…while silently shaping who we are… from the inside out. Our souls starve for quiet reflection amid the pounding chaos. For uninterrupted thoughts. For deep truth. When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the …
How To Find The Peace Of God In The Midst Of Your Stress
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7 NIV Oh sweet mom, is it me or does it seem that there are things pulling at us from just about every angle of life these days. is it me or does it seem that there are things pulling at us from just about every angle of life these days. Click To Tweet It’s either the kids, our spouse, the job, our ministry, our friends, our finances, or even our health, sometimes all at the same time. It’s enough …
Help, my child won’t worship!
Every mom who worships Jesus prays her kids will worship Him too. But sometimes it doesn’t work like that. Sanctuaries are often places where a mom begs God to draw her kids close, while she stands next to one who won’t sing, clap, or engage. What’s a worshipful mom to do? Do what you’re already doing: worship You are worshiping Jesus. Nothing a mom does impacts her child’s heart like her own example. We definitely can’t pass on something to our kids that we do not possess ourselves. During mom-seasons when our kids present their greatest challenges, we desperately need …
Hope for the Hopeless
They looked for Him in a place like this… A place for the dead, the forgotten…Where names etched were worn away… A hopeless place. A place where hopes and dreams end… But that day was different. The ground shook, a veil — the one that separated people from God’s throne room — tore in two, and an angel spoke to women who came to pay respects to a dead man. “He is not here. He has risen.” The words of the angel reverberate throughout all of history. He is not here… He has beaten death. He has paid our way, …
The Scent of the Wood
Learning a trade from a father was essential. A tradition of following in a father’s footsteps. And so this young man obeys by mimicking the work of his father’s hands. In the humble beginning of his apprenticeship, he is learning from his father to carve out the design of the wood, to slide his hands across the wood and feel the grain, and to carry stacks of wood. Still a young lad and learning his trade, he needs the direction of his father’s callused hands to guide his unskilled hands, which now need a little rest. Stepping away from the …
Movie review for moms: Son of God
Audiences are drawn to compelling stories about real people. Reality shows? Producer Mark Burnett’s name is attached to TV programs like Survivor, The Voice, and Shark Tank. Now he’s telling the greatest story ever told, the story of the person who changed his own life and that of his wife, Roma Downey. The creative couple behind the mini-series The Bible, now this married pair shares a reality story like none other. This real story could actually change the hearts and lives of the people who watch it. On February 28th Jesus, Son of God opened in theaters. A compilation and …
The Whole Crayon
Every spring we load our kids and dog into Clifford the Big Red Suburban and we drive up to Estes Park and into Rocky Mountain National Park. As we drive, I look for signs of new growth, the green shoots of spring give my heart such hope after the coldness of winter. I look for “critters”–elk, coyotes, moose, chipmunks and marmosets. Above all, I let my spirit find rest in the beauty of God’s magnificent creation! At the supper-side of our journey, we always stop in downtown Estes Park at Bob and Tony’s Pizza. We order our pizza and the kids play Pac Man, Pinball or …
Having A Happy Birthday Jesus Party: In Your House And In Your Community
I love December. There’s so much to celebrate as well as so much to do, but one of the most fun things we’ve done over the years is to have a Happy Birthday Jesus Party. What, you’ve never heard of that? That’s ok. It’s actually something we started doing in our Kids Ministry at church and over the years we have expanded it from what we do on Sunday mornings at church to the homes and neighborhoods of the families we serve. I would love to take a few minutes to tell you about having a Happy Birthday Jesus Party: …
A Mother’s Song of Praise
I’ve always loved the prayer Mary prayed after she visited her cousin Elizabeth and revealed the secret that would change the world, she was carrying in her womb the Son of God, the Messiah, the one who would save us from our sins. When I read Luke 1:46-56 I imagine Mary in such a humbled state yet not able to contain her excitement and fear for her future as the mother of the promised one. I can see her dancing as she sings, kneeling as she prays and lifting her hands towards Heaven in worship. I just cannot imagine …
Released: Christmas for ALL children
Moms have a heart for children at Christmastime. It inspires us to fill Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes for Samaritan’s Purse, to give Angel Tree gifts for children with parents in prison, and to stretch our days and our dollars for our own children. Mothers long for kids to feel God’s love through His manger-born Son at Christmastime. But what about the children no one is taking care of? What about the children who have been bought, sold, or traded this year? Recent reports tell us 29.8 million people around the world are enslaved or exploited. This number includes a …