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Holy Week Reading Plan: The Gospel of John and Selections of Scripture to Prepare Your Heart for Resurrection Day
Join me in reading the Gospel of John this Holy Week. I've written a daily reading plan, including portions of John and other selections from Scripture, to prepare your heart for Resurrection Day.
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Sacred Stillness: 5 Books for Mama’s Morning Time
There are few things in life as life-giving and grounding for me as time spent alone in the quiet morning. Here are five books that I have been reading from to nourish my mind and heart and preparing me for a day of serving my family.
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Why “Going to Church” is Unbiblical and Correcting our Christian Phraseology Matters
There’s one phrase that’s really been getting under my skin lately. I’ve spent most of my life saying it. I think all of us who identify as Christians have. We’ve mentioned it to our co-workers when they ask about our weekend plans. We’ve said it to our neighbors when they ask where we’re off to so early in the morning. We proclaim it to our children when we drag them out of bed first thing on a Sunday. “We are going to church.” Church Defined According to Merriam-Webster, there’s nothing wrong with the statement. Church is most often defined as: “a building for public and especially Christian worship.” And this…
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Spring Cleaning the Mind
I love having a clean house. But, boy, do I hate cleaning. The thought of dusting makes me groan. Polishing hardwood floors on hands and knees makes me tense. Sudsing up dishes, scrubbing toilets, and vacuuming the rugs are arduous to me. The only time I ever gave my husband the cold shoulder was the day he suggested I clean the windows, as if I had nothing better to do. I think the reason I loathe cleaning so much is because it is never finished, especially since having kids. I feel like Sisyphus, stuck in an endless cycle of fruitless labor. Sometimes, it seems like so much work that…
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Applicable Alliterations for the New Year
Today is a fresh start, a brand new year full of potential. There’s no wonder that it’s a time when people reflect on the past and make plans for a better future. I’m not a huge “resolution” person. Maybe it’s because they’re either two specific or vague that they become unattainable. I think it’s easy for resolutions to be a list of good intentions that, when they’re not met, become sources of disappointment or, even worse, shame. I do, however, love the idea of making goals and seeking to improve on life, especially when they are attainable. So instead of a list of resolutions, I came up with a list of…
