Day 3: Jesus in. Jesus out.
John 15:1-8 Good teachers teach from what is right in front of them and my bet is that in this scripture, Jesus is too. I imagine he and the disciples are on a hike to a new village…the Word,…
Day 1: Cross-Shaped Evangelism
Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands…
My Redemption Story
Meet Lynn Johnson. I’m guest posting over at her site today with this, my messy and unglamorous (though no less victorious) redemption story. And you, friend, you’ve just got to get to know Lynn. She and her husband and seven…
Sledding Tradition
As we dug our heels into the snow and inched closer to the edge, my breath caught. I wrapped my arms tight around my three year old tight and leaned back into my husband. Our long plastic “flying carpet” gouged…
Weekly Nourishment: Scripture Typer and Hello Mornings Love
I’m a good news, shout it from the rooftop type girl. I’ve even got to sing the praises of my brilliant new hairstylist! (By the way, she’s in Holland, MI, researches justice issues around the world for fun, and chats with…
When our Love Gets Suffocated
I hear a call in the quiet of the early morning: “Deepen,” He whispers. God is using the specific vocabulary of a Madeleine L’Engle lover. I was shaken Saturday. Triggered, that is. They were dressed straight off the cover of a JCrew catalog and I shrunk…
Can we accept what we have been given?
The streets are shining under the streetlamps behind the little yellow cottage. Ravinia Rd, is a curl of glass between two houses and school is out again. All of my plans must be remade and it has been over…
Healing our Lies with Scripture
I use and reuse this gem of a story from LeAnne Payne about what happens when we peel back the layers of our negative self-talk and allow the light of Scriptural truth in. The story comes from Restoring the Christian…
Getting our Grooves on Every Wednesday Morning
We swing our hips, the coins sewn to our hip scarves jingle and we are transported. And how we crave our weekly passport stamped! We are living in a Western Michigan Winter. The frigid cold has taken over our sweet…
January Saturday Morning Thanks
Here at the little yellow cottage, it’s hard not to dance our thanks: 1. English Premier League. Waking up to Tottenham and Queens Park Rangers instead of Saturday morning cartoons. 2. Milk, whey protein and blueberry smoothie with chia seeds for…