Jesus Follower Q&A: Hannah Kerr
Periodically, I want to present ordinary people who are following Jesus but choosing a path different from mine or yours. This past week I sat down with Hannah Kerr, Christian music artist. As a songwriter and performer, she co-wrote seven of the eleven songs on her most recent album, Overflow. She participated in one of […]
The Way Through No Man’s Land
My daughter and I went to see the movie Wonder Woman this week. It’s been out since June, so we thought we’d better see it on the big screen before it left the theaters. We loved it and were drawn in for all 2 hours and 20 minutes. My favorite scene was Diana and Steve […]
Lessons from the Garden
(Photo credit: Derek Cressman) My friend and I started a garden this past spring. Our church offered a 20 x 20’ plot of land to its members. Since it’s a missional garden, the church asked the gardeners to give away some of the abundance. When I asked my friend to share a plot,
The Marriage Dance
I volunteered to lead our life group at church a couple weeks ago. After I said yes, I was told the passage: Ephesians 5:22-33—the verses defining the husband and wife’s roles in marriage. Gulp! I spent the next two weeks preparing because honestly the couples in my life group are more versed in the Bible […]
When Desires Stay Unfulfilled
In my last post, I looked at God’s delight in his people and how we in turn delight in Him. But a question came up when I alluded to Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart (ESV). What do we do with this verse when […]
The Boomerang Effect of Delight
A couple weeks ago, before my husband left for work, he discovered a fawn snuggled in a straw bed in our backyard. He implored me to look. In a foul mood, I took a cursory glance from the deck (where you could see nothing) and walked back into the house. For heaven’s sake did he […]