by Jennifer | Oct 24, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. -Psalm 23:2 When I was a kid I used to love to water ski. Unlike snow skiing, I was actually pretty good at it. I remember the first time I ever tried. My dad helped me get situated in the...
by Jennifer | Oct 22, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
I recently had the privilege of teaching some high school Bible classes. We talked a lot about worldview and absolute truth, and from there we went on a journey of Peter and discussed his personality, including how his shortcomings led to His strengths. Anytime I...
by Jennifer | Oct 20, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
A primary offender of stillness is people. We tend to find ourselves hurt by others and that seems to steal the ability to remain still. But God calls us to love one another, right? Yes, He does. We cannot run away when we’re hurt. We can’t build...
by Jennifer | Oct 19, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
I remember being a child, sitting with headphones on in front of my stereo with the volume cranked up. (That’s when headphones were ginormous and practically concealed the identity of an individual based on the fact they nearly covered both sides of a...
by Jennifer | Oct 18, 2015 | Christian, encouragement, Hope, Inspirational
For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” -Esther 4:14 Whenever...