Breaking the Silence

Ive been a terrible writer this summer.  Work has been very busy and takes all of my focus, ideas, creativity, energy, you name it.  So I have had little time or inspiration to write. Ive had some good stories evolve over the past several months, but I have had some sort of weird writers block. …

Theology Thursday: “Things Above…”

So last week we took a break… This week, my question is this: WHAT ARE THE “THINGS ABOVE” WE ARE SUPPOSED TO “SET OUR HEART/MIND ON” Colossians 3:1-3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds…

Quick Takes

This is going to be a short post, but I landed on a couple of cool new sites that I wanted to share. NEED Magazine This magazine is about humanitarian relief efforts around the globe. I think this is such a cool idea. I see that they accept submissions, maybe I will send in a…

Marvelous Light

The past two weeks at Frontline, John McGowan has led us through a series called CRAVE. Based on the verses in 1 Corinthians 10, John has challenged us to realize that our souls were created to crave Jesus Christ and a personal relationship with him, keep our cravings in check, and ask God to show…

Unreached People in Brazil

I read a post today on my friend John’s blog about an isolated tribe discovered in Brazil. The story first posted on the BBC website and included really moving aerial shots of the tribe. A few years ago, Brian and I prayed through a missions devotional and one of the stories stuck in my mind….

Rain…

We’ve had a ton of rain in D.C. this week.  We actually had a tornado warning on Wed. and had to “evacuate” the third floor.  Its funny to me how this week and last, the weather has matched up almost perfectly with some things I’ve been thinking through/praying through. There is a song by Patty…

Theology Thursday: Can Suffering Be Measured?

This question came up in small group this week. We are reading The Faith by Chuck Colson and this week’s chapter talked alot about suffering. This discussion paired well with other areas God has been working on me as I flew through Secret Believers and God’s Smuggler over Memorial Day and have since had this…

RagamuffinTop Challenge!!

One of my favorite bloggers, Los @ Ragamuffin Soul, has issued a weight loss challenge to his readers and I am accepting the challenge. Each weekend I, along with about 50 other bloggers, are committing to post our progress on our blog and link up to the RagamuffinTop Challenge page so that we can have…

PHOTOS FROM ISRAEL

Photos from our trip to Israel Our trip to the Holy Land was awe inspiring and Life Changing. I hope you will catch a glimpse of the beauty and majesty of Israel in this collection of photographs. Israel Part 1 CLICK HERE to view VIDEOS from our Trip