Grace in the “Next Step” Process
I realize I’m going to sound like a judgmental jerk here. But the truth is: Sometimes it can be really frustrating to walk alongside somebody when I feel like I know what their “next step” in life should be,…
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Following God Into the Unbearably Hard ~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 8
~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 8 Following God Into the Unbearably Hard As we talked about last week, it is clear from scripture that we— little old messed up me and little old messed up you— are invited to…
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An Invitation to Do Hard Things ~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 7
~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 7 An Invitation to Do Hard Things “You can do hard things,” I hear my best friend say to her kids all the time. It is an encouragement, a declaration of truth, and…
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The Reassurance of Truth ~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 6
~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 6 The Reassurance of Truth Like a child having bad dreams in the middle of the night, being held tight by our loving parent and told everything is going to be okay,…
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The Promise of Beauty ~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 5
~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 5 The Promise of Beauty “The desert and the parched land will be glad,” God says. “The wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice…
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The Best and Most Ridiculous Plan ~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 4
~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 4 The Best and Most Ridiculous Plan Sometimes following God’s lead seems absurd. Isaiah, despite the disgusting reality of the culture he was living in, despite his age, despite his qualifications or lack…
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Even a Wreck Like Me ~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 3
~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 3 Even a Wreck Like Me One of my very favorite things about the way God works is that He is both willing and able to both bless and use the very people who…
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An Invitation to the Table ~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 2
~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 2 An Invitation to the Table A few weeks ago, one of the pastors at my church asked to borrow my kitchen table to act as a prop of sorts during his…
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God’s Father-Heart ~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 1
~ Isaiah Series ~ Part 1 God’s Father-Heart Sometimes, as a parent, we have to give our kids consequences for their misbehavior. “Do you want a consequence?” I hear my best friend say to her little boys, ages…
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More Lessons From the Roadside – Guest Post – Part 2
The Windmill Epiphanies: Part 2—More Lessons from the Roadside a Guest Post by Rebecca Orozco (for Part 1 of this two-part mini-series, click here) When God prompted me to pull my car over to the side of the road…