Faith Like Jasmine

God moves deeply when given a forty-day time period.  He uses it as a time of testing, a time of growth & instruction, or of transformation.

What does the story and presence of the Magi, the wise men, tell us about God? Why do people celebrate this day called Epiphany?

Think of all the best Christmas movies, the ones we love to dive into and relish year after year.  They revolve, in one form or another, aro

“Where do you see things in 5 years?” my husband asks, as we lounge on the sofa. It’s a question I’ve never handled well and I don’t...

The Bible It’s a history book A guide book A love letter A weapon of defense It’s a genealogy A hymnal A mystery A witness account It’s a...

Known Lord, you have examined me. You know me. You know when I sit down and when I stand up. Even from far away, you comprehend my plans....

I’m pretty sure I have spent roughly the last 3 months with the revolving thoughts of, “I need to learn about sabbath. I need to rest...

Anyone else out there feeling antsy or easily distracted? How about overstretched and overwhelmed? I have heard from so many circles of...

Are you part of a community? What does it feel like? Look like? How does it function? There is so much we could dig into on this...

All the people were beside themselves with wonder. Filled with awe, they glorified God, saying, “We’ve seen unimaginable things today.”...

Some nights, some days, I get an itch to write and I crave the creative challenge. The creative outlet of words. I found myself in that...

1 Thessalonians 5:11 tell us, "Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing." Encouragement is such a...

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep,...

Faithful through the ages… God of Abraham, You’re the God of covenant Faithful promises Time and time again, You have proven You do just...

Every few minutes he shuffled his feet to ward off the chill seeping through the bottom of his boots. He alternated keeping his hands in...

Advent Week 4 Mary got up and hurried to a city in the Judean highlands. She entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When...

Advent – Week 3 Then John said to the crowds who came to be baptized by him, “You children of snakes! Who warned you to escape from the...

In the fifteenth year of the rule of the emperor Tiberius......God’s word came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. John went...

Advent – Week 1 O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appears....

Wait – stay where you are or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens. Wait – remain stationary in readiness...