because the Word is alive
Oh, beloved of God. (That’s you.) Shall we pause there? That’s you. Okay, I think we can move on now. But, if you need to stay there….stay there… The season of Lent began this week. On the 13th of February I realized that Ash Wednesday was on the 14th this year, Valentine’s Day. I began [...]
You made your resolutions on January 1st. Now it’s January 27th. Can you…can you feel that? Slight nausea, embarrassment, frustration? You probably loved your resolutions for a day or two— posted about them on Instagram and Facebook, felt really proud. Your friends responded with those celebration cone thingys or a flexing muscle emoji and you [...]
Hi, friends! I'm attempting to share a bit more via audio for those who prefer to listen rather than read, or who would like to be able to clean or wrap presents while drinking in the Word. I hope you enjoy! Peace. https://soundcloud.com/doni-owens/preparation-as-christs-lover-two-passages-and-a-few-thoughts
![Christ’s Advent at Your Christmas Party [and on the last day of your achy body]](https://doniellehart.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/christs-advent-at-your-christmas-party.jpg?w=474)
We prepare for who is coming. Many of you, I think, experience this: You set a date for a gathering. You envision friends or family at the table, their smiles. You picture soft lights and imagine breathing in delicious smells— so you make sure your star lights have batteries, make a grocery list, and pick [...]
Elisabeth Elliot’s voice, low and calm, read from a journal entry of her deceased beloved— the statement, bold and heavy with conviction, landed hot on my heart through the car speakers, “Dreams are tawdry compared with the leading of God.”[i] Not simply, “we must sacrifice our dreams for God’s dreams” or “our dreams must not [...]
![Just Like Cain [Who am I and Who am I Worshiping?]](https://doniellehart.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/cain-and-abel.jpg?w=720)
[Painting by Mariotto Albertinelli] Cain— the first murderer— the guy with anger issues— the sinner of the Bible I have historically identified with the least. In the past, I've been quite appalled by Cain— appalled that his jealousy and anger over something seemingly easy to correct could escalate into the act of murdering his brother. [...]
If you are one of the many men and women who are participating in the international, interdenominational Bible study BSF (Bible Study Fellowship), the title of this post probably sounds familiar. This past week we studied the third chapter of John. In this chapter, we read about Nicodemus’ nighttime conversation with Jesus. Then, about John [...]
