As a mom, I would do anything to protect my children. There’s no question that I would willing lay down my life to protect theirs if it was required. However, I rarely think of the Lord in terms of a fierce mother who would go to any lengths to protect her young. It’s much more …
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Anxious Thoughts or a Heart at Peace
If you’re anything like me this last week, then your screen time report was through the roof! I couldn’t believe how much time I spent on my phone during week one of our self-imposed isolation. But what I realized at the end of the week was the things I was reading on social media were …
From the Baby in a Manger to the Man on a Cross
This Christmas season I’ve been reading through the Old Testament prophecy about the Messiah. As I read the foretelling of His birth, I realized that at Christmas, I often stop there. This time of year, I don’t really go beyond celebrating the fact that Jesus was born. In The Lost Screwtape Letter, Screwtape urges his …
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Ambassadors of Christ or the Dread of Every Sunday Retail Worker
A few months ago, I heard three different people in the span of a week tell me that they hate working their retail job on Sundays because of the “church crowd.” I was taken aback and asked them to elaborate. The first person was a barista at Starbucks. She told me all the employees dreaded …
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A Tree Planted by the Water
I’ve noticed two very different reactions in my life when difficult seasons or trials arise. I will either draw near to the Lord, amp up my Bible reading and prayer time, and immerse myself in the Word, or I will withdraw from the Lord’s hand, neglect reading my Bible, and offer short, half-hearted prayers, unsure …
Forgiven Little–Loves Little
Over the last few years, something strange has started happening when I read the Bible. I always find myself relating more to the Pharisee that Jesus is rebuking than to the sinner who comes to Jesus humbly, repents of his sin, and goes away forgiven. I always feel a little ashamed that I connect so …
Getting to the Other Side
The last three months have been difficult and faith-stretching. My husband and I have had a very specific need that we’ve been praying and asking the Lord to meet–a job. I know that God promises in His word to “supply all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:19) But …
Gabby Mandeville 