“He wanted desperately to see Jesus, but the crowd was in his way – he was a short man and couldn’t see over the crowd. So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a sycamore tree so he could see Jesus.” (Luke 19:3-4 MSG)…
Author: Anna
“But whoever loves God is known by God.” (1 Corinthians 8:3 NIV) Sometimes my husband and I have strange discussions. Yesterday it was about being ‘known’ in the biblical sense and how some of us have the distinct privilege of only ever ‘knowing’ one person.…
“He was there before any of it came into existence and He holds it all together.” (Colossians 1:17 MSG) “I look behind me and You’re there, then up ahead and You’re there, too – Your reassuring presence coming an going. This is too much, too…
“Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills with light.” (Matthew 6:22 MSG) This passage of scripture makes me think again about Ann Voskamp’s 1000 Gifts. I read her book the year my…
“Starting from scratch, He made the entire human race and made the earth hospitable, with plenty of time and space for living so we could seek after God, nor just grope around in the dark but actually find Him.” (Acts 17:25 MSG) I dreamt of…
“All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile…
“You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.” (Psalm 139:5 NLT) We talked about timelines the other day: how our gracious God has a timeline of restoration for each of us individually and all of us corporately.…
“Whoever governs fairly and well, who rules in the fear of God is like finest light at daybreak without a cloud in the sky…” (2 Samuel 23:3-4 MSG) We spent the first few months with our new youth group talking about imago dei and our…
“Oh what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it really is; in my mind I obey God’s law but…
“God has made everything beautiful for it’s own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT) I received my online syllabus for New Testament Survey yesterday. I’m relieved to access it early (class begins in ten days) but I’m also intimidated…