God is not only a God who speaks and brings about huge miracles by empowering His people to do amazing things. He’s also a God who works behind the scenes knitting together the mundane, invisible acts of His not-so-spectacular followers as they endeavor to seek Him and live faithfully.
Yes, Jesus came for the people of Israel, but he came for the outcasts, too.
Tell me what events you attended last week, and there is a good chance I can tell you what season of life you are in. For example, my twenties were a decade of weddings and baby showers. My thirties were filled with play dates, recitals, VBS, and youth sports events. As kids grew up, my… Continue reading Marriage is a Verb
I love tradition. I adore meaningful ceremonies and deliberate, annual remembrances. The Christmas season is especially ripe for tradition, which may be the reason I loved the season even before becoming a follower of Christ. For example, growing up in the Reed home: We pulled out Harry Belafonte's Christmas album and decorated the tree immediately after… Continue reading Revamping Tradition
Last year when my community group read through John’s account of Jesus raising Lazarus, I saw the story with fresh eyes. What I had never noticed before was that Lazarus came out of the grave completely alive, but still wearing his stinky grave clothes. Jesus resurrected Lazarus, but then commanded his community to “go and… Continue reading The Ties that Unbind
The View from Here 