AT THE WATER’S EDGE:
LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
life
-
Reflections on Easter: The Resurrection and the Life
/* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} What is Easter all about? It is about the central message of Christianity: the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Actually, Paul breaks up the gospel message into…
-
Packing Challenges
In about 36 hours, we leave for our long-awaited family ski trip out west! I’ve been looking forward to this trip since Christmastime, when it all started to fall into place so that almost my entire dad’s side of the family will be able to spend some time on vacation together in Colorado. If I…
-
Lessons from Moses
Teamwork gets the job done! (Tegucigalpa, Honduras – 2008) For some reason, when I was a kid the story of the Exodus was my favorite Bible story. I think it might have had something to do with watching “The Ten Commandments” every year on TV… At any rate, I’ve learned a lot over the years…
-
Joseph: Recognizing God's Hand in All Situations
I decided at the beginning of the year that I wanted to read through the Bible chronologically. I feel like this will help pull some of the pieces together for me and make some of the continuous story more fluid for me to follow, allowing me to make better connections between people and events. I’d…
-
Ten Years With Tom
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a full 10 years since I first met Tom. We met on January 20, 2001. A brief history: I was in high school at the time—a sophomore, 16 years old, and on the cheerleading team (shocking, I know). Tom was in college at Cedarville University in Ohio, and…
-
Happy New Year!
I’m not usually one to make New Year’s resolutions. I guess I just think I should make changes in my life whenever I realize that I need to make changes. However, it is nice to take time each year to reflect and think about improvements you can make. This year, I decided to set three…
-
Reflections on Christmas
This Christmas, I really want to reflect on what we are celebrating and why we have reason to celebrate. Yes, “Jesus is the reason for the season.” But, I’d like to look a little deeper than that. What does it mean that Jesus came to this earth, why did he come, and what is the…
-
Journaling About Hope
/* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} I recently came across this old journal entry of mine all about hope, and thought I would share: In the Lord, I have found a hope, a hope that is…
At the Water's Edge 