by Laura Naiser | Apr 27, 2014 | Relating With God and Other People, Resources for Abundant Living, Stressed and Overwhelmed
I look at the chaotic mess that is my office, roll my eyes, and shut the door. I don’t have it in me to tackle that mess today. I’ll just take my laptop downstairs and start a new mess in the library. As my computer boots up and shows my schedule for the...
by Laura Naiser | Apr 20, 2014 | God's Character and Kingdom, Holy Week, Impacting Our World, Inspiration, Relating With God and Other People
During the forty days between his resurrection and ascension, Jesus appeared to his disciples and prepared them to spread the good news in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (see Acts 1:8). In this brief period of time, the...
by Laura Naiser | Apr 13, 2014 | God's Character and Kingdom, Holy Week, Relating With God and Other People
Can you imagine what it must have been like to be among the crowds shouting praise and adoration to Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday? Though the Passover pilgrims made this processional and recited the words of Psalm 118 each year, this year was...
by Laura Naiser | Apr 6, 2014 | Impacting Our World, Relating With God and Other People, Relationships, Resources for Abundant Living
I shared in a previous blog post, Don’t Hide Your Crazy, the importance of sharing our untidy stories and struggles as a means of helping others. In today’s post we look at an important corollary: we must discern what, when, and with whom we share....
by Laura Naiser | Mar 30, 2014 | Relating With God and Other People, Relationships
Last week my son was knighted in an awards ceremony at school. He was given this honor for displaying the virtue of compassion. Just after I proudly posted the photo below on Facebook, I came across a post from a friend whose child (in a different grade and class) had...
by Laura Naiser | Mar 24, 2014 | Bible Study Related Posts, Inspiration, Relating With God and Other People
For years I felt guilty because I was so sporadic about setting aside early morning quiet time. I always felt like I was a slacker with God because I didn’t get up every day at 5:00 a.m. and formally pray, read a devotional book, and study my Bible first thing in the...
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