We’ve been crafting an understanding of our relationship with God over the lasts several weeks. We must recognize we relate to God in multi-faceted ways. He is our friend, our authority as the Sovereign King, and our source of wisdom and counsel. Provider and Portion I see one final element
We’ve been discussing various elements of our relationship with God this month. We began by looking at the idea that God is our friend. Last week, we examined the concept that God is to be our authority because He is the Sovereign Lord. Many of us struggle to comprehend the
We don’t live our daily lives contemplating Kings and Queens. Admittedly, we follow Britian’s royalty with intense curiosity. However, we are not under the rule of a sovereign authority. Living Under Authority We understand the concept of authority. For example, as children, we knew our parents were our supreme authority.
At the end of July, I posted the word relationship as the word of the week on my social media. I followed that with the blog post “How to Live into Jesus’ “Good Life” Amid Paradox and Tension.” In my blog I stated the following. “God aches for a relationship
I wrote this blog from my trailer. We parked our trailer among other trailers at Pinecrest, the Missouri District of the Nazarene’s premier campground. I’m enjoying the peaceful setting and beautiful scenery. However, I am drinking coffee out of my Trinity Pines Camp mug. In case you don’t know, Trinity
I recently had an a-ha! I wasn’t looking for this bit of new knowledge. In fact, I chose to push this tidbit down, so I didn’t have to deal with it. However, God brought it to light as I spent time in His Word. The Task of Packing Several days
The other morning as I sat outside reading God’s Word, I noticed one of our sprinklers was watering our house. I know my sweet Pastor husband points the sprinklers toward the grass. However, this guy seemed to be doing his own thing. As I went inside to refill my coffee
I recently chatted with a friend who was struggling with a particular circumstance in her life. She needed to vent, and I was willing to listen. As she verbally processed through her situation, I heard my own voice and how I was processing our current move. Managing our Circumstance Our
Summer seems to be moving forward at a fast pace. We will soon enter July and celebrate our nation with hot dogs and fireworks. I find July celebrations are some of my favorite parts of summer. Celebrate with Fireworks When we first moved to Ontario, Oregon, we had low expectations
One of the questions I regularly ask myself as I study scripture is “How is God drawing man into a deeper relationship?” I don’t want to just read the Bible and ponder what am I supposed to do. Nor do I want to read the Word and consider only what
