I love the song “Labor of Love’s” opening line, “It was not a silent night.” “Labor of Love” is written by Andrew Peterson. I’m sharing Jill Phillips’s version below. We tend to romanticize the birth of Jesus. But let’s think about that for a moment. Obviously, those were different times – no electricity, air conditioning,…
Do you have a favorite book you like to read in preparation for Christmas? There are so many possibilities, Christmas novels, Advent devotionals, and picture books abound! I have several to mention today … Revelation is a hard gift to receive. You must give up everything else to receive it — like finding a treasure…
Introduction I love to collect prayer books; I have several that I enjoy, ones that help put words to my deepest desires. Recently, the one that has captured my heart and attention is Prayer: Forty Days of Practice by Justin McRoberts & Scott Erickson. Their book is different, half visual art, half poetic prayer. Below…
Introduction Today, I am feeling my physical limitation. I have a couple of autoimmune issues. I don’t talk about them. They won’t be the death of me – they just disrupt my life at times. Today is one of those days … the easiest way to describe it is that I feel like I’ve been hit…