As a new Christian, I had many notions that I have realized throughout the years were either completely false or utterly ridiculous. Below are just a few of the major misconceptions that caused a bit of a struggle for me at one time or another. 1. Life (in general) will get easier. Wow! I was totally mistaken regarding this one!!! In many ways, life goes on as usual. … [Read more...]
Cease Striving + Grace & Truth {Week 8}
If you've been around STC for any length of time, you know the transitions we've made over the last year or two. At the beginning of 2014 this space was silent. I realized that STC wasn't heading in the direction that the Lord had intended for it to go, so I just stopped blogging. Fortunately, the Lord placed a new desire in my heart and brought along a great group of women to … [Read more...]
CAUTION! 3 Harmful & Misleading Phrases
I'm all about a tried and true phrase--that is, a phrase that is accurate and also relevant to any given situation. I LOVE words, phrases, puns, idioms, the whole SHEBANG (see what I did there?!?!?!)! However, what I don't love is phrases that are misleading and people using those phrases in order to justify immoral behavior or a questionable ideology. Maybe the phrases are … [Read more...]
What God Really Wants
"To obey is better than sacrifice." I Samuel 15:22 This phrase from God's Word shows us much about His heart and His true desire for His people. He wants us to obey Him. We know this. Most of us would readily admit that the One who created us owns us. And when humankind audaciously turned our backs on Him, declaring Him our enemy, He bought us back with the blood of His … [Read more...]
Grace & Truth {Week 5}
Welcome to week five of Grace & Truth! Can you believe we're a month in already? Well, we can! It has been a tough few weeks here at G&T. We've met obstacles that we never imagined we'd have to deal with when we said, "Yes!" to starting this little link-up! But, God has been faithful. He's helped us stand firm in the face of adversity, and He's grown our group of hosts … [Read more...]
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