(Personal journey/reflection) Jen reflects on her personal experiences of using words to uplift and tear down. She then humbly invites the reader to join her in exploring her past and present motivations for both. Using the book of James as a standard for behavior, Jen wonderfully outlines a process for taming her own tongue so that the words she utters will always be in service to God alone.
In this beautiful reflection, Jen likens sanctification to the pain of labor and the miraculous new life it produces. An authentic encouragement for all from a mother and disciple who was shaped by childbirth and is still being pruned by God.
(Personal journeys/reflections) Isaiah 61:3 promises God will give beauty for ashes for those who mourn. A reflection about how this verse comes alive in a Christian’s life is beautifully described.
(Personal reflection/Sermon) Perhaps finding your grand purpose includes “a time such as this”. A reflection on the book of Esther.
(Personal journeys/reflections) A reflection on trusting God when life events leave us pondering.