By: Elizabeth Abrahamsen There were two men lost at sea. Their ship had sank, and they were treading water. They each had a life preserver from the ship. The first man observed his companion and asked, “Why do you look so calm? Aren’t you afraid of drowning?” “I am,” the second man replied, “but I’m… Continue reading The Stone Life Preserver
God has gifted me with a large number of Atheists in my close friends and family. I don’t mean that sarcastically. They are sincerely a gift to me. There are authoritarian congregations where Christianity is not to be questioned in any aspect, and my understanding is that that if you’re not allowed to question the… Continue reading Answering an Atheist Question
“I’m sorry to keep asking for prayer” is something I have heard people say far too often (I’ve also said it myself). We tend to think of ourselves as a burden when we ask others for prayer, and sometimes we even seem to think that God is too busy with important matters to deal with… Continue reading No concern is too small for God
In April of this year I went with a group from my church to a refugee camp in Reynosa, Mexico. I was only there for three days, but I came away completely changed by the experience. We spoke with dozens of people who had faced so many trials and sacrificed so much to travel to… Continue reading The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail
In his book, Trusting God, Jerry Bridges states: “I acknowledge it often seems more difficult to trust God than to obey Him. The moral will of God given to us in the Bible is rational and reasonable. The circumstances in which we must trust God often appear irrational and inexplicable….Obeying God is worked out within… Continue reading Trusting God When Nothing Makes Sense
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 The meaning of this verse has long eluded… Continue reading How to take your thoughts captive – and why you should.
In Matthew 8 we read the story of Christ calming the storm from the boat on the water as the waves crashed and the wind roared. I have read this story before and even written about it before. I read it again this morning and the thing that struck me once more is the shock… Continue reading What Kind of Man is This?!
I haven’t had any time to process the Uvalde School shooting, but I am utterly devastated. I found out about it yesterday at about 4 PM. Sobbed briefly in my husband’s arms when he got home at 4:30, and then headed off to a tee ball game numb and sickened. It was Trevor’s last game… Continue reading The Uvalde Shooting – How we got here
Matthew 8:23-27 tells the story of Jesus calming a storm. I grew up learning about this story and the aspect of Jesus who controls even the wind and rain, and I always thought that was the main point of those verses, but today I gained new insight about it. Let’s read it together: “Then he… Continue reading Jesus is in the storm with you
In the summer of 1998 I was between 8th and 9th grade. My mom heard of a Christian theatre seminar called Art Reach and though money was tight, my parents scraped together the tuition and sent me to it. The seminar was not age restricted, so, though I was only 14, I attended classes with… Continue reading What is “the valley of the shadow of death”? It’s life.
Lone Star Liz 