David needed to make peace offerings to God on the threshing floor of Ornan/Araunah since God had decided, at Ornan’s threshing floor, to discontinue the plague that had been sweeping the land as a punishment. Ornan, being a good man, was happy to permit such a solemn occasion to take place on his land. He …
risky business: following your heart
In my opinion, the worst thing about temptation is that in that moment, you don’t think about the myriad long-term effects of your sin. It’s all about the moment…the pleasure of the now… No doubt, that’s what it was like for David as he stood on that balcony, looking down at Bathsheba. Never mind she …
single in the church
Not sure if I can share my thoughts on this matter with clarity in one post but I finally decided to give it a shot 🙂 So here’s the deal. The single woman has four considerations: 1. Society’s idea of how you ought to feel about being single 2. What you think about where you …
the struggle to surrender
The question is…does the Christian life have to be one of such great struggle all the time? And the answer: No! No, it doesn’t have to be such a struggle all the time. That is not to say there will be no adversity, trials or temptations. But, inasmuch as the struggle is an internal quality, …
thankful for the struggle!
This year I will have been a baptized member of the body of Christ for 20years. Twenty years! It seems almost unbelievable. How blessed I was to be introduced to a loving relationship with Jesus from childhood. Really, I can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t know God…or a time when I …
walking down the hill
The last time I had walked down that hill was with tear-stained face in 2002. My two years at Pearson College had come to an inevitable and dreaded end. This might be the last time I’d see some of my friends for a very long time. A year before, I had said goodbye to the …
Gratitude underlies Giving
Never before had I thought of myself as coming from a place of privilege. Why, by international standards, I grew up below the poverty line. I’m a candidate for aid! Am I not? During the time of my education at Wellesley College, though, I began to detest the aid mentality. Of course we’re indebted to …
9yrs a GYC volunteer
If it hadn’t been for that one GYC in Sacramento, this past convention would have been my 10th! That ruins the poesy of this post but I can still reflect on a 10yr connection with GYC…Nah, I’ll be fair: This convention, the 9th GYC I have attended also happens to be the 9th I have …
my ontology ;)
The guest speaker at the UofM commencement service on Sunday, Dr. Raynard S. Kington, shared a story about his six-year-old son who couldn’t go to sleep one night because three things were bugging him. As any conscientious father would, he hoped to resolve these issues, assuage his son’s fears and put him to sleep, but the …
Continental Knitting
When I first told my younger sister that I was knitting a scarf, she laughed me to scorn. “You must be REALLY bored,” she said, “knitting’s for old people.” (And then she begged me to knit her a scarf! haha) My Mom laughed too when my sister shared the news with her. But she’s the …