When the Spirit Wakes You Up

ears to hear

It is very humbling to think about how little I desire God. Throughout most of my life, it seems as if God has been seeking me out, breathing life into me, even when I resisted Him. So I’ve been pondering the methods God uses to wake me up. Obviously, the work of the Spirit of [...]

In a Season of Change

Our Home - Winter 2013

“Your word, YHWH, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures. Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you” (Psalm 119:89-91). At the breakfast table, my husband has been reading one section each morning from Psalm 119. Yesterday morning, [...]

When You Feel Like the Only One Doing Right

salmon swimming upstream

For our morning Bible reading, my husband has been reading one section each day from Psalm 119. The Psalmist declares his great love of YHWH’s commands, but he sounds a little lonely to me. “I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me. My soul is consumed with longing for your [...]

Why Have Church?

It is always precious to read God’s Word. I especially love when I see myself mentioned in Scripture, though. I certainly sit up and take note! For instance, I get goosebumps when I hear Jesus pray for me specifically. When He met with his disciples on the evening before His death, He first prayed for [...]

Cleaned Up to Stay Clean

I had mentioned that my husband and I have been studying what the Bible says about being holy. Poor you… I’m bursting with lots more to say about this topic! We had learned that holy means to be “set apart for a specific purpose.” So my next question was, “Why was I, Anne Elliott, set [...]

Worship Acceptable to God

Today’s long post is part of our series on teaching character to children. Next week I’ll show why understanding worship is essential to teaching character. ~Anne I used to believe that worship was praise, singing, thinking about God and His attributes, sitting quietly and revering Him.  Worship was communing with God, sitting alone in His [...]

A Prayer-Hearing God

Recently, I took a piece of paper and began making a list of the basic beliefs to which I hold. What makes my “religion” different from all others? Why would I hold to a  belief in the Bible, claiming that it is true above all other religious writings? Most of all, why do these differences [...]