Posts with the tag “abundance”

“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” – John 17:3Across the countless religions, worldviews, and cultures found on planet earth, we a...  Read More

Dear contemplative follower of God, Recently, I have been thinking about what it means to be free and to live a full and abundant life; the one that Jesus talked about so often and even died for. He t...  Read More

I am very over clichés. They're overused, universal statements applicable to the world, not to the life of Christ. And usually they're wrong.  Example: "Love is blind." True love isn't blinding, but e...  Read More

“Never been so free caught in Your love for meNever felt more secure knowing Your heart, Lord”These lyrics from Housefires have been echoing in my ears as I have felt simultaneously broken and more wh...  Read More

“For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” - Luke 6:45 “Can I share a story with you?”. These were the words spoken by a friend as we sat in a new and unfamiliar place. But in a strange way thi...  Read More

I feel like we sometimes have this idea that our humanity is a bad thing. Like, “let me empty myself of everything that makes me human so I can then be good enough, and Christlike enough.” Or maybe ev...  Read More

Jesus told us that if we delight ourselves in Him, He will give us the desires of our heart. (Psalm 37:4)This can seem like a promise that is far off sometimes, especially when we are delighting ourse...  Read More

There is a book that I have been reading called The Supernatural Ways of Royalty by Kris Vallotton and Bill Johnson. As I was praying about which direction to take this blog in, I thought this next bi...  Read More

When I was a kid, I loved playing with Play-Doh and Crayons. I loved the smell (I know, I’m a weirdo), I loved the consistency, I loved the colors. Play-Doh and Crayons were my favorite things to play...  Read More

When people ask me what I do at Wesley I usually give them a little smile and brace myself for their reaction before I reply, “I do fundraising for Wesley.” For most people, fundraising sounds like se...  Read More

Pain is a funny thing. It has a way of pushing you down and knocking you around a bit. As pain begins to embrace you, its dreadful sting seeps into every crack of your life it can find. Pain has maste...  Read More

“But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There...  Read More

It is God’s desire that everyone be saved. If you need convincing, consider this passage:“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have...  Read More

Chapter 3 of Exodus is full of epic Bible moments! For some brief context, the Israelites are currently enslaved in Egypt, and Moses (an Israelite raised by a princess of Egypt) has grown up and seen ...  Read More

One of the ways we can live our lives the way Jesus intended is to give generously. Paul explains that giving is a way we can show grace to those around us. Because of this, he doesn't classify giving...  Read More