"Be still and know that I am God" is a Bible verse we see and hear often. It's used in meditation, we see it on Instagram captions, and it's beautifully displayed on our walls, adorning the mantle, framed, written in elaborate cursive. Have you ever considered the incredible gift that is "Be still and know… Continue reading when He tells us to be still
Author: my heart's overflow
walking with God
Walking with God is a really painfully beautiful adventure. Most of the time He does things in ways we never in a million, trillion years would do them. And we shake our fist at Him and squirm around trying to resist. BUT THEN He softens our heart and opens our eyes and gives us a… Continue reading walking with God
being brave
It is Thanksgiving. I am 26 1/2 years old today. I typically don't celebrate or even notice my half birthdays, but I was getting ready this morning, and thinking, and, what do you know. I have six more months to be 26, and then I'm 27. For some reason, the concept of 'time' has really… Continue reading being brave
The Horror of the Same Old Thing
"Screwtape reveals a powerful tool for distraction: 'The horror of the Same Old Thing is one of the most valuable passions we [demons] have produced in the human heart--an endless source of heresies in religion, folly in counsel, infidelity in marriage, and inconstancy in friendship. The humans live in time, and experience reality successively. To… Continue reading The Horror of the Same Old Thing
cleansing Judas
The evening sun was low in the sky as the men finished their meal, dipping bread into the oil after breaking it. They sat in a spacious room upstairs, set in the middle of the city, and after a long day, they could finally rest here together. A cool breeze blew in from the back… Continue reading cleansing Judas