I am so sore, it’s not funny. After my ministry meeting today, we had dance practice for the presentation tomorrow. I haven’t danced a choreographed jazz/ballet routine in a long time so practice was grueling. I’m trying not to be nervous, but I kept going today because I am nervous. Of course, I want the dance […]
Weekend Fun & the Freedom in Self Care
This Weekend Fun is all about Self Care, the practice of taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally. I’m going to add spiritually, too. Most of us like to say we’re fine even though we’re not. It takes courage to admit when we’re not doing well and ask for help. A consistent practice of […]
Freedom in Community
“Is that normal for a Christian?” she wanted to know. Is it normal to feel dry? It is normal to feel lacking? To have gone a year without reading the Bible? To have lost that passion to share the Gospel? To feel like a basket is hiding the light? To have lost the saltiness for […]
Freedom and Bad Things
“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 […]
