“It would be easy to become a victim of our circumstances and continue feeling sad, scared or angry; or instead, we could choose to deal with injustice humanely and break the chains of negative thoughts and energies, and not let ourselves sink into it.” Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary Aurora is my favorite Disney princess. That […]
Freedom Starts Here
I wrote yesterday that freedom starts inside. I think of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednago when I hear that. You can read Daniel 3 for their amazing story, but they basically got thrown into fire because of their faith. They refused to worship the king’s statue and was sentenced to death for it. They survived the fire. […]
Freedom is Not Escape
I love to travel, and every time I explore a place I’ve never been in before, I get a sense of freedom. I know I’m not alone in this. When many people wish for more freedom, they usually think about being able to travel more. Traveling seems to be the ideal picture of freedom. Seeing […]
The Fight for Freedom
When I think of freedom I think of the freedom found in Christ. That’s all good and true, but one of the first things God taught me about freedom was the patriotic kind. This was what I learned when I visited Washington D.C. It was a little annoying to think of that kind of freedom […]
How to Have Freedom of Time
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” (J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the […]
Weekend Fun & the Freedom of Free Time
Do you know someone who doesn’t know how to relax? Using your free time to actually relax and unwind is extremely important. It’s part of self-care. It’s a way to let go of stress, to breathe again, and to give your mind and body a break. This month, for our Weekend Fun posts every Friday, […]
Why Freedom?
“For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NLT) I had a shallow view of freedom. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines freedom as “the quality or state of being free: as (a) the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action.” Though I knew […]