What does it really mean to be a Christian? What does it NOT mean to be a Christian? I think in many cases the Church, especially in the West, is pretty confused. We have allowed politics and social influences to shape how we believe a follower of Christ should look. This is a huge topic…
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Peace and Joy
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings,…
Setting the Stage for Holy Week
While I realize we are well into Holy Week, I wanted to share a video with you. This is a collection of photos I took while visiting Israel in 2008. I am a very visual person and seeing the places where the events of Holy Week originally happened helps me focus and be in a…
Show Us Your Life – Mission Trips
My dear friend and fellow blogger Mrs. Patra introduced me to a new blog where they have this series “Show Us Your Life” where other bloggers are invited to share links to their blog about the top de jour. Today the topic is Mission Trips and Patra promptly passed along her encouragement to me to…
The Adoption Dress – The Blessings and Spirit of Adoption
Adoption has been a “buzz word” in my life lately. I have two good friends at church who recently became adoptive parents and I have another good friend who was sharing some stories with me about her work at a local adoption agency. Because I have a heart for missions, I have often thought through…
I Found Some Hope, Do You Want Some?
Something major has happened this year and I wanted to share it with you. After a rough year personally, and a terrible last quarter of 2009, it was no secret here on My Living Canvas that I was eager to welcome 2010. And as a follow-on to some of my earlier posts on meaninglessness, questioning…
Top Posts of 2009
In the week of reflection, today I am taking a moment to review some of the most popular blog posts of the year here at My Living Canvas. I always find it interesting to take a look at what people are most interested in reading about on my blog and I think the stats are…
How Do You Define Christmas?
If Christmas is about joy, what is the SOURCE of that joy? If the traditional western accouterments surrounding the holiday are snatched away do you still experience joy? I have landed face to face with this hard question this Christmas because my family is facing the impending death of my grandmother. She has been sick…
True Religion
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. James 1:27 Ive been thinking alot about this verse this week. On Sunday night I got a call from my mother in Memphis that my grandmother (memaw)…
A Splash of Brightness at My Living Canvas
I have finally come to grips with a reality I have long fought to admit: I can only keep up with one blog! If I didn’t have a full-time job I might be able to better manage my multi-tasking blogging capabilities but I confess that for now this blog will have to be it. It…
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