This week, I finished the book that will, for sure, be one of the top books I read in 2023. Perhaps, I'll write a blog with 20 of the highlighted 184 quotes that resonated with me. But this post is the result of the author quoting Charles Spurgeon. "A Jesus who never wept could never … Continue reading Tears In a Bottle
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My Best Books Read in 2022
This past year, I read 78 books. Exactly half were fiction and non-fiction. Some were outstanding. Some were not. Below are my favorites and all ones I would recommend. Disclaimer: I read a lot of hot-of-the-press secular fiction, and cannot remember which of them had language, etc. as many (all?) of them involved adult topics. … Continue reading My Best Books Read in 2022
Free of Charge: 20 Quotes
This year, I have read so many very good books. Miroslav Volf’s Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace is definitely in that category. What a soul-stirring, moving, heart-shifting book. And how deep of a read! For one of my final papers for school, I chose to write on the … Continue reading Free of Charge: 20 Quotes
7 Myths about Singleness: 20 quotes
Of the books that I have seen come off the press so far this year, by far the one I would recommend for all Christians is this book by Sam Allberry. This book is for single people, true, but it is also for every person who knows someone who isn’t married. For my single friends: … Continue reading 7 Myths about Singleness: 20 quotes
Satisfied in Jesus
As I was driving home from school last night, I was thinking about the start of a new ministry year and all the many things that will take place in this coming year. While I was praying for the children we will have in our Sunday school classes this year, these verses came to mind: … Continue reading Satisfied in Jesus
Find Rest in Jesus
These past days I have been in La Crosse for work training and what a restful time away it turned out to be. The days were long and full, especially as I had school to do into the late evening hours each night. But in the midst of being busy, my soul is at rest. … Continue reading Find Rest in Jesus
Obedience is Better than Sacrifice
This is something I wrote on December 29, 2016, in response to God's very clear call to me the morning before. Sometimes obedience is following a known path. But sometimes it simply means going, when you have no idea where you are even going. I believe God can and does use both of these journeys … Continue reading Obedience is Better than Sacrifice
The Deepest Depths
Tonight I’m listening to “Depths” by Hillsong Worship, and it reminds me of listening to it over and over and over again just two, short years ago. That song was one of a handful that saw me through the roughest 1+ years of my life. I know I’ve eluded to that year in a few … Continue reading The Deepest Depths
If God Sees Fit…
“If the Lord sees fit, he will bring me back to see the Ark and the Tabernacle again” (2 Sam 15:25 NLT). This was a verse my pastor shared with me today. We’d been talking about the future, fears, and trusting in God (among other things). He was telling me the story of David and … Continue reading If God Sees Fit…
Who You Really Are
I just registered for the MAVT convention to keep up my certification for my degree. For the first time since going to college, I am not a practicing veterinary technician. I am not doing anything with animals—except being a simple cat owner. I don’t even have any exotic pets this year—the first for me … Continue reading Who You Really Are
Down Here Looking Up 