Spoiler alert: God wins

Featured ~ Lisa Brittain ~ 6 Comments

We now live on the west coast of North America, which has so many benefits. New Year’s Eve culminates at 9 PM EST. Hallelujah! We can celebrate with friends and be asleep by 10 PM Pacific. It’s fabulous! The difficulty can sometimes be found in spoilers such as the final score on a football game … Continue reading Spoiler alert: God wins

What good is a far off God?

Featured ~ Lisa Brittain ~ 14 Comments

Gratefully, I am attending a small neighborhood Bible study with a few other women seeking to know God more intimately. We’re just beginning a study which proposes that we choose joy. The teacher, in our first lesson, held out a premise from Scripture that we are invited to consider. Was Jesus purely a man of … Continue reading What good is a far off God?

I Wonder What’s Been Stored

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”All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.“‭‭Luke‬ ‭2‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I think because it’s the Christmas season and so many of us are writing about Advent scriptures and themes, I have pondered longer this year on the idea of Mary storing … Continue reading I Wonder What’s Been Stored

Left overs…

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We’re a week beyond Thanksgiving in the US, a holiday of feasts - food, people, football and shopping. Opportunities for indulging our flesh abound. While I believe we have no need to apologize for celebrating the goodness of God, we can certainly agree that we humans have a tendency towards excess, don’t we? One of … Continue reading Left overs…

Anticipate the Gathering

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Heading south… It’s time! Get ready. They’re on their way! Anticipation. Canadian Thanksgiving is a recent memory, cars are packed, and our northern neighbors are heading back south for winter. This is an exciting time for those of us who have held down the desert fort during the heat of summer. It’s been quiet since … Continue reading Anticipate the Gathering

Fish Out of Water?

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Have you ever purposefully moved away from your comfort zone? I’m curious, friend, how did you manage? On what or who did you rely? Have you ever felt like a fish out of water? My dear man and I are closing in on 18 months living in a new everything on the opposite side of … Continue reading Fish Out of Water?