by krista | Nov 21, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I have several talents I am grateful for, that I hone and try to improve, that I practice alone and with groups. But I have one particular talent that brings me far more shame than pleasure: speaking without thinking. I have used this talent in far too many places...
by krista | Nov 18, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
“You’re going to test us over EVERYTHING we’ve learned this whole semester?” Semester exams are just a few weeks away and students who have barely said a word for the last few months are suddenly wide awake and quite vocal. “But...
by krista | Nov 14, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
There’s a new 4-letter word these days: a word that causes chaos in checkout lines and rages at red lights, a word whose very syllable makes us cringe in horror. We hear – or experience – this word and our entire day can be ruined. That word? Move...
by krista | Nov 9, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
God has been working on me, lately, in the area of hating sin. We hear this a lot in reference to others: “Hate the sin, love the sinner” and all. But adages like that tend to make me even more self-righteous than I already am. I need to focus far more on...
by krista | Nov 4, 2014 | Christ life, Recommended Reading, Stuff about Me
I was reading an article today about the young terminally ill woman in Oregon who chose to end her life last weekend. The author, Joni Erickson Tada, gave her perspective on the controversy. I thought it was a gracious and well thought out discussion of a complex...
by krista | Oct 29, 2014 | Christ life, Recommended Reading, Stuff about Me
“How do I know what God wants me to do?” This is a question that people of all ages ask – from teens finishing high school to retirees finishing their careers. First, God has called all of us who are believers in Him to do the same thing: live a life that...
