Love Where You Live is about living intentionally where God has sent you. Shauna tells her story of her family’s journey to San Francisco and living sent. Love Where You Live helped me realize several things about our next move as we consider and pray about where God would lead us. The book isn’t for those planning a move, but it’s for anyone who wants to serve God right where they are and be Jesus to those around you. The chapter ‘The Comfortable Life’ really had me thinking since we Continue Reading
Despair Turned to Hope
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5:3-5 New Living Translation (NLT) September, twenty years ago, a part of me died. This was the month I should be Continue Reading
Where Can Hope be Found?
What does life look like when we have no hope? I probably don’t need to remind you if you’ve been there. Some of the ways I've experienced is living with fear, wanting to give up, apathy, depression and anger. It’s a sad place to be. I’d like to share today how I found hope. The dictionary defines hope as “to want something to happen.” The Holman Bible Dictionary defines it this way: Trustful expectation, particularly with reference to the fulfillment of God's promises. Biblical hope is Continue Reading