Simply Advent: Light

Itโ€™s Advent season, and weโ€™re beginning on the first day of December this year. What ideas about the Christmas season have you been pondering? I am pondering common threads, or themes, that repeat throughout the entirety of the Bible. Lately, Iโ€™ve been reading scriptures from different books of the Bible. Isaiah, who prophesied the coming … Continue reading Simply Advent: Light

Hope Seeks the Light

โ€œWhat sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes and think themselves so clever.โ€โ€ญโ€ญIsaiahโ€ฌ โ€ญ5โ€ฌ:โ€ญ20โ€ฌ-โ€ญ21โ€ฌ โ€ญNLTโ€ฌโ€ฌ Dear Jesus, I know You know how … Continue reading Hope Seeks the Light

Realizations

With the arrival of tiny humans comes the stark realization that they are constantly learning. From the moment their little brains begin to fire with sensations and movement, the smallest image bearers among us are constantly taking in data. We wearily lament that they are like sponges absorbing all they see and hear. Itโ€™s humbling! … Continue reading Realizations

Day 22: Is not your yoke easy and your burden {light}?

This scripture is sure to raise an eyebrow and cause our modern day skin to crawl and a shudder to run down our spines as we are justified in rejecting the idea of women being purchased as a bride.ย  I'm in full agreement.ย  Not at all should we think it's ok in any way shape or form for another human being to be purchased by another.