Written by Dawn Rutan Before Christmas I heard a couple sermons that made references to the wilderness in Scripture, and those thoughts have continued to stick with me. There are several times when individuals or groups go through wilderness experiences in the Bible. Interestingly, many of these refer to the same general region in the […]
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Written by Dawn Rutan One of the old books I found on my bookshelves is Unconditional Love, by John Powell. He describes his “life principle” of unconditional love and what that would look like in reality (pages 70-73). As I read his comments, I began to hear much of it as God’s words to me.
Written by Dawn Rutan It happened again—two unrelated books mentioned a related idea that got me thinking. One was The Great House of God, by Max Lucado, and the other was Her Mother’s Hope, by Francine Rivers. The phrases that triggered my brain were “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do,” and
Written by Cara Brock I’m scared to blog because I have a best friend that does it and she’s so great at it that I don’t even know what words are anymore. But in a way this is appropriate for something I want to discuss… I’d like to address a topic that’s increasing in popularity
Written by Dawn Rutan One of the books I got for Christmas was Max Lucado’s The Great House of God, and chapter 3 talks about some of the names of God. That made me think about how I have understood God in recent months. What names have I known Him by? The ten names
Written by Dawn Rutan Though I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, I thought I’d take a different approach this year. A few Scriptures came to mind last night with exhortations that I need to dwell on: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ
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