Authenticity and Love

I really like this blog post by Phil Cooke.
I especially liked these sentences — “It’s not about being pushy, arguing about the truth, or dominating the conversation. It’s about living the kind of life that immediately makes the Christian life something that seems reasonable and attractive.”
I think for too long Christians have alienated people, actually [...]

Makes Me Want To Love Him Too

I love this old Leslie Phillips’ song. Just like the musical style of the song, the words are simple and beautiful. If we truly understand God’s kindness and goodness, we will be drawn to repentance.
Waiting for angry words to sear my soul
Knowing I don’t deserve another chance
Suddenly the kindest words I’ve ever heard
Come [...]

Part 6 — Our Story

If you haven’t read parts 1 – 5, you should read those first. Or maybe skim them if you don’t have that long at the computer.
So, Patrick made it home with just enough time to change clothes and hop in the car with the rest of us that Sunday evening. [...]

Part 5 — Our Story

So in January of 2005, the Holy Spirit impressed on both of us His desire for Patrick to go with a team of people from our church to the Philippines. They were going to help Chris and Lynne, a missionary couple from our church, get their jungle home ready to move into. We [...]

Part 4 — Our Story

In late 2004 I decided demanded suggested that we should take a week-long family vacation in the summer of 2005. We had never driven to a beach and spent a week there as a family, and I thought it was time for that. My husband agreed, and so I began searching the internet [...]

The End Of The World

The sun expanding into a huge fiery red giant. Earth gradually being pulled into the sun, and eventually being vaporized by the giant star’s heat. One billion years left until the sun boils away the oceans and kills all the people, leaving Planet Earth a charred people-less ball.
This stuff sounds like a B-movie [...]

Granola Bars

We’ve been sick with bad colds, and I haven’t had a lot of time for writing. I am not abandoning this blog. I promise. I don’t have the brainpower to write a thoughtful post right now, but I thought I’d share a recipe with you. This is an adaptation of a [...]