I should have expected it. Really. The rush to the ER. The trepidation of the unknown. The endless stream of medical history questions, needles, and IVs. After all, I had prayed just earlier that week that God would tenderize my heart, make me sensitive to those around me, help me to care for others. You see, I’m an INTJ. That …
God Isn’t Big Brother:: Abiding in Christ {Day 6}
“God is watching you,” she said, in a high-pitched slightly-creepy voice, wagging her finger in my face. I looked up, surprised, and in my six-year-old mind I pictured a white-bearded gruff giant with a temper, hands on hips, scowling because I had reached over to grab a piece of leftover communion bread out of the gold-rimmed serving platters. God Knows… …
This Is How God Views You:: Abiding in Christ {Day 2}
This is the second post in the series, “Abiding in Christ–when reading the Bible isn’t an option.” Check out all the posts here. There’s a problem for those of us who grow up in an established religious tradition: we bring with us the baggage of rituals, expectations, thou-shalts and thou-shalt-nots, and we end up either prideful & arrogant because we …
Welcome to the OneThingAlone Community!
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Make a Move Toward God:: Abiding in Christ {Day 1}
Welcome to Abiding in Christ–when reading the Bible isn’t an option. Scroll down to read Day 1. Click to read the other days, I’ll be adding a link to each day once it goes live. Prologue: Joy Is Awaiting You Video Trailer: A Humorous Sneek Peek at a Mom’s Devotional Life Day 1: Make a Move Toward God (today’s post–scroll …