Archive for May, 2009
Learning True Mercy
In: Luke| Mercy| christian living
30 May 2009As I read through Luke 6 and 7 I knew immediately that I wanted to write about Luke 6:36. That verse jumped off the page as if it was written in neon lights. It reads: “Be merciful just as your father is merciful.” I have struggled with this verse for two days now and have not [...]
Carrying Each Others Mats
In: Addiction| Luke| Recovery| faith| restoration
28 May 2009We have lived with the pain of addiction in our household for many years. The process of recovery has been life giving and spiritually defining for both my husband and I. However, the road of recovery has been a long, narrow, rocky pathway full of peeks, valleys and sharp turns. I’ve learned that at [...]
Microwaves, Slot Machines, and Prayer
In: Luke| Prayer| faith| inspiration
26 May 2009A large part of the message at my church this Sunday was on instant miracles in an instant culture. Pastor Gocha* used the illustrative concept of the microwave and the crock pot and applied it to prayer life. The thought was that we want instant answers to prayer (and might I add affirmative answers [...]
Mary and Me
In: Luke| faith| inspiration| parenting
25 May 2009I grew up very Catholic and spent every Sunday of my childhood sitting on a hard church pew watching the Stations of the Cross go by. Through all the years and all the Masses I have had plenty of opportunities to experience Mary. Sometimes I experienced a Mary who looks like this one. Glorified, holy [...]
Intimate Betrayal
In: Addiction| Matthew| divorce| faith| inspiration| marriage| reconciliation
24 May 2009I’ve invited my husband, Jesse to write this post with me as the topic that I had in mind rang a lot of bells for both of us. I’m grateful that he accepted. This post is a merging of both of our thoughts and writing. Get ready, it’s a long one!
I (Nicole) have heard more [...]
Unprepared
In: Matthew| christian living
22 May 2009So, I’m still working through The 40 Day Challenge (reading the 4 Gospels in 40 days) and have been stuck on Matthew Chapters 23-25 for a couple of days now. I haven’t wanted to move on until I had totally digested whatever it is that God is trying to get me to swallow. Here’s where [...]
ISO Tax Collectors and Prostitutes
In: christian living| church| marriage
19 May 2009I caught a great call in show on Sirius Channel 161 Sunday Night. Tal Prince1, a great champion for marriage, sexual purity, and recovery from sexual addiction posed the following question: What would you do if a prostitute, just off of her last date, showed up at your worship service? Great question! Two of the [...]
Don't Hate. Appreciate.
In: Matthew| christian living
18 May 2009I really wanted to write about the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard today since it only appears in Matthew’s account of the Gospels. The fact that it gave me an opportunity to run to the Urban Dictionary was an added bonus. I love the Urban Dictionary, it absolutely cracks me up. So, tonight’s [...]
Staying Above Water
In: Matthew| faith| inspiration
14 May 2009I worked for a few years as part of a child and adolescent mental health treatment team. We worked with families who had a child with severe mental health issues which had resulted in multiple psychiatric hospitalizations. My role on the team was to work directly with parents of sick kids. This job was hands [...]
Who Do You Say I Am?
12 May 2009As you can see I took more than a few days off from blogging. In my last post, ‘Clearing Some Time’, I concluded by challenging myself to start praying beyond my own needs and actually listen to God and His plan for me. Novel idea isn’t it? In short I needed to shut up. And [...]
Clearing Some Time
In: Matthew| Prayer| christian living| faith
7 May 2009I’m a wife and mom of three kids ages 17, 7, and 6. I also work full time at a rather demanding job and am a part time grad student. Between household responsibilities, work responsibilities, my travel schedule, class schedule, and school assignments I am booked solid. I thought about cutting and pasting a snapshot [...]
Learning To See It For What It Is
In: Matthew| christian living| church
6 May 2009I am often struck by how many people I know who have a bad taste in their mouth about Christians and the church. How sad. I used to wonder how so many people could be missing out on the great blessings that come with church membership. After all I was there ALL THE TIME. In [...]
Sacrificing My Herd of Pigs
In: Matthew| christian living| faith| inspiration| parenting
5 May 2009The very handsome guy in the picture above is my 7 year old son Jacob. He is an amazing kid! He loves to go to church, and not just for the video games that he gets to play after the children’s service. He says he loves the God songs best. I melt every time I [...]
Keeping it Real
In: Matthew| Prayer| christian living| church
4 May 2009Matthew 5 and 6 are some serious verses. It’s hard to pick out one tiny section to blog about when you have almost all of the Sermon on the Mount to consider. Matthew chapter 6:5,6 really stood out to me and made me think of an old Dave Chappelle sketch called “When Keeping it Real [...]
Is He Enough for Me
In: Matthew| faith| inspiration
3 May 2009I am a wired girl. I love my technology and aspire to be a tech-nerd when I grow up. During most waking hours I have one or more of the following items going; email (both work and personal), BlackBerry, laptop, Facebook, Twitter, iPod, this blog, TV, DVR, phone, text…you get the picture. I love people [...]
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