As a counselor, I’ve listened carefully to painful stories of mistreatment. People have confessed deeply shameful sin. And I’ve encouraged my clients to think objectively about their self-destructive patterns. In Isaiah 9:6, Jesus is called a “wonderful counselor.” In my own growth toward holiness, Jesus has been my counselor. I’ve poured out my heart to …
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When Jesus fed the five thousand men, (plus thousands of women and children?) was he demonstrating his own body broken? In Matthew 14, this miracle comes soon after Jesus hears of John's beheading. Jesus knew, intellectually, that John's mission was to herald the Messiah. Jesus knew himself to be Messiah. When Jesus heard of John's …
On Tuesday, my daughter Jenn and I spent the morning sewing. She had fabric left over from a previous quilt that I pulled out while she cut strips for her next one. She has a sharp eye for color, so her leftovers went together easily. I sketched a simple box on box pattern. After choosing …
