I was in a conversation with a new friend last night about “doing church.” We were discussing how Christians need to take “church” to their places of influence, the 14th floor of the Bell South building, the workroom at their school, etc. How once we truly see those around us, living everyday life as ones [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Authentic love
Posted in church, random thoughts on January 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hope
Posted in random thoughts on January 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had a women’s conference at church this morning that God used to deliver a message that I needed to hear. It’s always amazing to me (I don’t know why!) how the Holy Spirit speaks to us exactly what we need at a particular time to either encourage or convict us. Anyways, the message was [...]
Independence – Is it overrated?
Posted in family, gentle discipline, parenting on January 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I was having a parenting discussion with a friend today that led me to thinking (as most parenting discussions do!). As a society we value the attribue of independence in our lives and in the lives of others. From the time our children are born we are concerned with them sleeping through the night, when [...]
Making a difference
Posted in children's ministry, church on January 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As I sit here and minister to children week after week, preparing materials, gathering supplies, speaking, worshipping, etc. I am wondering inside if what I do truly makes a difference in a kid’s life. Not in a down sort of way, but in an honest freshness of realizing how few of hours I actually have [...]
balancing ministry and family from a mom’s perspective
Posted in children's ministry, church, family, parenting on January 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
With a new year starting, a familiar theme in most people’s lives is trying to get their lives in balance. In ministry this is a HUGE topic. How do you balance ministry and family? How do you balance your time? Your resources? Work for someone in the church doesn’t end when you go home at [...]
Authentic Christianity
Posted in random thoughts on January 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This has been a phrase on my mind the past few days as we have entered into this new year. I’ve had a few conversations with my husband and with a few friends to try to wrap my mind around it. I’ll share some of my thoughts, but I apologize in advance if they don’t [...]
New Year Resolutions and School Supplies…
Posted in random thoughts on January 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
So I’ve given a whole lot of thought lately to the New Year’s Resolution thing. To me it feels a bit like school supplies – I get all excited with the new school supplies purchased, ready for a new year to start to dedicate myself and start new. I was always the geek who had [...]
