Renewer of Minds. Pursuing Relationship, Not Religion. Author. Speaker. Closet Foodie.
I must confess this realization brought me to tears this afternoon. So, meditating on the real meaning of the Greek word “matanoia” (often (mis)translated into English as “repentance”) which actually means “to change one’s mind”… I’ve come to a stunning peace about something I’ve seen people of faith struggle with my entire life – including …
What do you need to survive and thrive as a human? Sometimes we forget that the answer is not the latest car, a bigger house, a better job, or a vacation. People often get caught up in the materialism of our culture and lose sight of their basic human needs. The four human needs all …
Many believers need to learn a new skill – and FAST. We literally need the gift of “tongues”. We need to ask for this gift, lean into it, and watch it manifest in our lives. We need to be able to speak what we know to be true in some language OTHER than “churchianity”. The …
“It’s Women’s History Month. This feels to me to be a great time to open up a discussion, while we’re all focused on who, exactly, women ARE.I’ll be focusing on this for the rest of the month. I have so very much *wonder* to share with you. ❤I’m sorry my life right now doesn’t lend …
The Greek word so often mistranslated as “submit” (hupotasso) in Ephesians 5:24 is actually better translated “to identify with” or “to be in support of”. It was more of a military term at the time, meaning to be on the same team. A good modern term would be “to have one’s back”, or even “got …
So, the Matthew 14:22-33 story was gnawing at me, waking me up at 1AM because of something I had previously overlooked, and I’ve been following that rabbit hole for the last couple of hours. (I WILL be napping during lunch today, btw ) So, that excerpt contains the story about Peter stepping out of the boat …
I just want take a moment to remember my former father-in-law and “Pops in Florida” to my precious daughters, Paul Sr., who passed yesterday morning into glory. The girls, family and I are gathering together at home tonight for a traditional “all-day Momma meal”, assembling to remember and honor our memories of our lives with …
Never mistake church-related activity and “busy-ness” with an actual relationship with the Creator of the universe. No matter what you have been told, they are not the same thing. Your enemy loves it when you stay so distracted with holy-looking behavior that you have no time to spend alone with God. Some leaders will gladly help …
The heart, Blaise Pascal said, “has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.” Something in us longs, hopes, maybe even at times believes that this is not the way things were supposed to be. Our desire fights the assault of death upon life. And so people with terminal illnesses get married. Prisoners in a concentration …
Most Christians desire very deeply to be known as gracious, kind, patient, and forgiving. We feel we “owe” it to Jesus to be seen on our best behavior. This is even truer for those of us in “the ministry” whose lives are publicly attached to Jesus. Now, some of the motivation behind this is beautiful …
