In thinking about our "resolutions" for this year, my hubby and I are in agreement that we need to turn our focus toward our little family. We know that our house is completely lost without a firm foundation. So we want to challenge ourselves to go deeper into the application of the Word to our ...
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Looking Ahead!
I have been writing about The Family Workshop lately. I am writing a book about the same topic. I find that writing book chapters and blogging are entirely different and it has been hard for me to distill the ideas into the more concise format needed for posts. I usually have trouble being ...
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He is Called Immanuel
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call His name Immanuel”
which means, God with us (Matt 1:22-23)
So for me, this is the crux of the Christmas Story. Yahweh has sought out our lonely, ...
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The Season of Reconciliation
The last two weeks we have been talking about forgiveness and reconciliation within our families. At the center of this has been what I call the Cycle of Reconciliation. You can read about it here. The Scriptures teach us that when we have sinned and created distance between ourselves and God, or ...
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Turn the Other Cheek?????
In my last post I wrote that dealing with conflict in the biblical way, in Christ’s way, will forever change our hearts. This is true, that in doing things His way, our lives are built up in Him. But it is also true that life is really messy. Relationships are messy. People are messy.
On one ...
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When Is Saying Sorry Enough?
We have been discussing The Cycle of Reconciliation, the process of seeking restoration of relationship, which has been outlined in the Bible. Please stay with me here, even if you don't have kids or your kids are already grown and out of the house. These principles are universal and you can, and ...
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