***The following is from my Advent: Awe and Wonder from 2013. I thought I would share bits and pieces from what I wrote last year. Enjoy! Several times through out our Awe and Wonder journey we have encountered Advent Scripture that stand familiar to our traditional readings we might typically participate in during this season. Several of the Advent Scriptures in the line up were, honestly, non-traditional and expanded our purview of the expected and stretched us to see God’s Awe and Wonder. Don’t you love it? Today’s reading is the former, quite familiar. Join me in a quiet … Continue Reading »»
Monthly Archives: December 2014
**During Advent 2014 I will be reposting a few blogs from Advent: Awe and Wonder 2013. Enjoy!** On this Tuesday morning my you seek out your Great Shepherd. If you are lost…He will go to the depths to find you. If you are lonely…He will cover you like a blanket and fill the empty spaces in your heart. If you are in need of forgiveness…His is ever abundant. Let this Advent be a time of healing, restoration and renewal. Today’s Advent Scripture from THE VOICE Advent readings: Ezekiel 34:12 In the same way one shepherd seeks after, cares for, and … Continue Reading »»
Some days I just wish life were contained in a comfy, simple snow globe cottage. Wouldn’t that be nice? Where we could snuggle in and just BE. But, the reality is that life is not as simple as my snow globe cottage. No. It is messy, and chaotic, and dramatic. And there are people outside our globes who need us even in our messy and dramatic and chaotic. You see, Jesus calls us to come, find rest. Snuggle in with Him, yes. But He also calls us to break out of our snow globe comfort zones and BE THE CHURCH. Be … Continue Reading »»