This season cannot last forever: that’s not how seasons work. Seasons change – even in South Texas. 🙂
Tag: Change
The snow and ice may clear the surface of all notable growth, but far beneath wild roots furiously forage.
By the time we’ve hit middle age, though, we have somehow become wildly opposed to change. We’ve created routines and we cling to them like life rafts. They are soothing and safe. Most of us won’t change jobs or move across the street (let alone across the country). We don’t even want to alter our coffee order if we can help it. Is this really God’s best intention for us?
Cain did not accept personal responsibility for his shortcomings. Instead of acknowledging his sin or his less-than-best, he blamed his brother for offering something better.
“There is a time for everything, and a session for eery activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time…
At some point in our lives, we cross a threshold where we become the exact total of our decisions.
“When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”” (John 5:6 NIV) We can’t assume the answer to this question. Not on the invalid’s behalf or…
“My grace is enough. It’s all you need.” (2 Corinthians 12:9 MSG) I’ve been thinking about Naomi this morning, how she left her country full and came back empty. She felt so marked by her experiences in exile that she was compelled to change her…
“Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.” (Acts 9:1 NIV) Our pastor has been walking us through an eye-opening sermon series on the book of Acts. She’s asked us every Sunday and do a heart check: how do we compare the…
“Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. The wind blows, and we are gone – as though have never been here.” (Psalm 103:15-16 NLT) The wildflowers in Iowa have been nothing short of epic this year. We’ve lived here…