OUR AWESOME GOD
Webster’s dictionary defines awesome as “causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear.” We use this word loosely in today’s vocabulary, but I have recently experienced its true meaning. I traveled to Niagara Falls, Ontario this past weekend and was overcome by the power and strength of the cascading water. […]
Just Say No
Today’s post is written to all of you who are just too busy. And specifically to those who find your identity in what you do. So truth be known it is a reminder to me as well. I am a somewhat reformed overcommitted woman. But God… One day God whispered to me during my quiet […]
It’s Time to Change Your Course
Sometimes life changes in an instant. We are going in one direction and suddenly we find our course has not only shifted, but we are now going in the opposite direction. I remember when I found out I was pregnant. In that moment my life changed, most certainly for the better, but nevertheless life was […]
Jesus is the Anchor
Hebrews 6:13 says, ‘When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself.’ God promised Abraham that he would be the father of a great nation, and that through Abraham all the nations of the earth would be blessed. But Abraham waited for […]
Immature Christianity
Have you ever read the Bible in its entirety? A few years ago, I found myself longing to accomplish this very feat. I agreed to join a community of Christians for a ‘Bible-in-One-Year’ reading plan. Each day from January 1 to December 31, I proudly checked off the box next to the date acknowledging that […]
The Holy Spirit
The Apostle and the High Priest
The writer of Hebrews begins Chapter 3 with such affectionate names for his readers: Holy brothers and sisters. Not just family, but holy family; the family of God. And not just family, but those who share in the heavenly calling. Those who are preparing even now to live forever with God in heaven, those who […]
WARNING: A Wavering Faith
“We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard so that we do not drift away.”~ HEB 2:1 Have you ever been personally warned by God? Have you ever drifted away from His truth? Have you ever found yourself slipping back into familiar routines, trying to live a hybrid faith? If […]
Girl Meets Budget
Dear Drawing Near community, I have a confession to make. I hate budgets. Not in the same way I dislike licorice or avocados (I know that many of you are obsessed with avocados- sorry), but in a different way; a more intense way. I am not proud to tell you this, but I hate budgets. […]
Training My Tongue
But no human being can tame the tongue—a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brethren, this ought not to be so. James 3:8-10 […]