from an article originally posted April 7, 2014…
I feel the hardest grace for me to embrace is the grace I see in the faces of my children. Last night, one of my children asked me to help them fall asleep. Once I came into the room and snuggled under the covers, my sweet child grew immediately calm and beautifully tired. She wrapped herself tightly around me in hopes of waking if I were to ever sneak away, and with a calm smile on her face drifted off to sleep.
from an article originally posted April 3, 2014…
Back in the day at Eagle Lake, I met regularly with a most lovely woman named Anna Kraft. We all called her Krafty. She was a sweet thing from California, and the deep desire of her heart was to love and know Jesus. I felt like I was the prize when she asked if I would meet with her. She was the first person I ever met with formally. I was humbled and excited to be asked.
Some of you may be familiar with the partner blogs She Reads Truth and He Reads Truth. They are wonderful resources for helping us dig into the Word and understand more of who we are as God’s children, by learning more about who God is. They are currently doing a series on Joshua, and on Tuesday Jason had a guest blog up on He Reads Truth. He talks about inheritance and how Joshua had a hope different from other men: his hope was in an eternal inheritance, not a fleeting, earthly inheritance. Hop on over and check it out; you will be encouraged today as you reflect on where your hope is and how God provides grace in the waiting.
In this short video, Jason explains what it meant for Kara to choose life even in the midst of dying—what a gift it was for him and their children. As Colorado faces a vote regarding legalizing assisted suicide tomorrow, I urge Coloradans to consider this perspective, and for all citizens of the human race to consider the gift of life.
In just a few short days, this heated election season will come to an end; to me, the prospect is delightful—I can’t wait to sigh a big, fat breath of relief. This has been a crazy few months! While politics can always rile Americans, I don’t recall such a vicious battle in my years of voting. And it’s not just that we’ve gotten riled up or that Americans have been so split on what is best for our country—it’s that Christians have become so split, revealing the true values of our hearts (for better or for worse), not just in government policy, but in how we view others and how we believe we should be treating them. It’s been a challenging time for all of us.
