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Faith: Hoping & Longing This by far has been a year of both, seen and unseen! Some things we anticipated and others things that we didn’t… It was love at first sight for Jacob. Rachel was stunning and she was no doubt, the woman he wanted to spend forever with. Working for Rachel’s father, Laban …
Faith: Hoping & Longing “Birds sing not because they have answers but because they have songs.” ~African Proverb. Without fail, the birds sing many songs to God, every morning. They have no idea where their next meal is coming from, what weather or destructive human interaction they may encounter, yet they still sing. Joining them …
Faith: Hoping & Longing “There isn’t a bad wind that doesn’t end.” I can remember my mom giving me lessons about the weather of life over the years (like the one above). When she would remind me that eventually things change, I would always wrestle with the thought that the promise of ‘eventually’ has no …
Faith: Hoping & Longing Today marks 148 days since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and 135 days since I started journaling about this experience. Tonight, as I contemplated my (and peers, professors, other faculty) return to campus for the fall semester, the Holy Spirit gave me something important The only person’s life I should focus …
Faith: Hoping & Longing There is one person on earth who has the utmost control over you and that is you. Think of villains in kids’ movies and how the bad guys such as the Grinch (and others) are usually stopped by their own personal conviction, not someone else physically halting their actions. With us, …
Faith: Hoping & Longing “All the feels” is simply defined as experiencing either a range of emotions. 2020 has definitely been a year full of all the feels! I’ve laughed and I’ve cried but through every emotion, high or low, I know that God was with me. Emotionality is often looked down upon in both …
Faith: Hoping & Longing Do you know what are two of the most two powerful phrases that have ever been uttered? (Hint… “I love you” is not one of them). “It is finished” spoken by Jesus in John 19:30, before dying on the cross. “I still believe” spoken by any Believer who chooses God’s Truth …
Faith: Hoping & Longing God’s Appointed Timing is like a destination, but how do you get there? By faith… Lately, I’ve been thinking about faith, and what faith means. In many contexts, faith is like the word, love, it is thrown around a lot and means different things depending on the person. Faith could be …