Wounded Where You’re Gifted
By Shellie Arnold Have past wounds kept you from walking in your gifts? Let Shellie Arnold’s experience minister to you as you read her guest blog today. For years I’ve told others I didn’t plan to be a writer and …
Category: Understanding Ourselves
How does God see us and what is His plan for our lives?
Ever-increasing Fruitfulness
During a recent bout with discouragement, I got to wondering why I never seem to “arrive” at my calling in life. I run toward the picture I have of it but, just as I feel like I’m getting there, its …
Can You Drink This Cup?
How bold of James and John to ask for a special position in God’s kingdom in Mark 10:35-40. When this was our Gospel reading at church recently, I suddenly imagined myself in the scene. Jesus was asking the boys a …
Rivers of Living Water
Rivers (even those known to be mighty) begin with more of a burble than a bang. What begins with spurts and drizzles at its source, however, becomes a torrent downstream. Take the mighty Columbia, for example. It starts as a …
Becoming Bread and Wine
While we consider the significance of the bread and cup, it’s important to remember the communal aspect of communion. Just as with natural food, digestion improves when our meal takes place around a family table. If sharing bread and wine …