For those who are grieving
Emmanuel
For those who are joyful
Emmanuel
For those who are healing
Emmanuel
For those who are searching
Emmanuel
For those who are waiting
Emmanuel
For those who are weary
Emmanuel
For everyone
Emmanuel
Emmanuel - "God with us"
Good people get depressed.
Godly people get depressed.
Depression isn’t sin.
It’s a state.
Sometimes it’s circumstantial.
Sometimes it’s spiritual.
Sometimes it’s chemical.
Treat it holistically.
Pray.
Get counseling.
Talk to your doctor.
And never, ever let go of hope!
“Home Alone” is a child’s adaptation of “Die Hard.” Both are Christmas tales about a lone and outmatched protagonist taking on invaders with dangerous booby traps and sarcastic taunts . . .
For Southern Baptsists, to be in December is to be in Lottie Moon month.
Her orthodoxy contra CH Toy mark her as heroine of the faith.
Her life of missionary sacrifice mark her as a giant of the Great Commission.
May the Lord raise up a new generation of women like her.
I’m gonna start using my locator so y’all will know when I’m home so some of you will quit telling me to go home when I AM HOME. Please try to save “Go home” for when I am attempting to teach a man something. And not when I am HOME making a HAM SANDWICH.
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery—but God told her she was meant to be free. In 1826 she walked off her master’s farm and stole herself into freedom, taking only her infant child and leaving 4 others behind.
The secret to a happy heart is the security we find when we are anchored, rooted in Jesus: in his life, in his words, in his death and resurrection. #ApostolicJourney
Jesus standing at the door knocking is not just a gracious image of God’s patient and persistent love.
It’s also a sobering word of warning that we can lock the door thinking Jesus is inside with us, but in truth, he’s not.
If we’re going to be true to Jesus, we will inevitably come to places in this earthly journey where we face the painful fact that belonging is overrated. That the price of belonging is too high. I’m not sure we can otherwise ever fully appreciate what it means to belong to Jesus.
I feel like there are 2 ways that a pastor can feel like they are “the savior“:
The pride of “only I can do this.”
Or, the guilt of “who else is gonna do this if I don’t?”
Don’t underestimate the power of toxic guilt on a pastor.
Happy Halloween/ All Saints Day/ Reformation Day!
Eat chocolate, light candles, and nail a theology book to the wall—just to cover everything.
🎃 🍫 🕯 🔨 📚