Flashback Friday – The Whole Gospel: Why Propitiation Matters

Ever heard a gospel presentation that went something like this: “We are sinners and our sin separates us from God. But Jesus died on the cross and rose again so we could be forgiven. If you ask him to save you, he will. Would you like to pray and ask him to come into yourContinue reading “Flashback Friday – The Whole Gospel: Why Propitiation Matters”

Guarding Your Heart in a Digital Age: An Open Letter to My Daughter

Keep your heart with all vigilance,for from it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23 Dear Daughter, As you enter this season of life as a teenager quickly changing into a young woman in a digital age, I want you to know I do not want to hide you from the world so that youContinue reading “Guarding Your Heart in a Digital Age: An Open Letter to My Daughter”

Flashback Friday – Rescue from Rebellion: My Story of Redemption

A salvation story doesn’t have to be R-rated to be powerful. We may not all be saved from a life of crime, drugs, or persecuting Christians (like the apostle Paul). Sometimes it is what God protected us from doing that testifies to his glory and grace. I grew up as an only child in aContinue reading “Flashback Friday – Rescue from Rebellion: My Story of Redemption”

Flashback Friday – The God Who Sees Me

There she sat alone by the water. Given to a man, by no choice of her own, only to be used as part of a selfish plan. She received no protection or provision that normally comes from a union like this. She wasn’t loved. She wasn’t cherished. She wasn’t cared for.  She was despised. Sure,Continue reading “Flashback Friday – The God Who Sees Me”

Standing on the Promises

“I can’t wait to see how God is going to take care of this.” Hitting two deer in two different vehicles within three weeks of each other (one car totaled, both radiators busted, and the other car undriveable), a broken dishwasher, and an undetected leaky toilet that caused our water and sewer bill to moreContinue reading “Standing on the Promises”

Flashback Friday – Tilling the Garden of Your Marriage

Springtime means gardens for many people. While my husband and I have tried our hand at vegetable gardens before, it had been a few years and we are still novices! The big difference between this year and times prior was that we had never had to till the ground ourselves! But how hard could itContinue reading “Flashback Friday – Tilling the Garden of Your Marriage”