Week Whatever: Genesis 3

 

Have you ever read Genisis 3: The Account of The Curse?

I mean really read it.

Not with the tired eyes of a 26 year old Christian looking through the

lenses of the stories and memory verses over the past 25 years.

 But with young baby eyes of a 25 year old through the lenses of the grace and faith?

Still yes?

Okay then, riddle me this: Who did God rebuke first?

Now stop right there!

Reflections on Lent: Witness and Praise

When thinking about the challenge the act:s team has put before the community this week, I was struck by the significance of sharing - not just information but your story, not just your cause but your path. Then I read this blog "When Rocks Look Like Shoes" and realized, yet again it goes beyond sharing our story to praising our Lord. 

To share our story with God - to celebrate it with Him - is the best celebration there is. 

When we humbly come before our Creator - the Author of Life - and praise Him for the stories He was written and worked in our lives, we are the one who are blessed. We are the ones who receive courage and strength and joy. 

So share today what the Lord has done with ours but most importantly with your Father.

Reflections on Lent: The Art of Rest

Emily Freeman

Sometime between April of 1977 and April of now, I forgot how to rest. Oh, I can fall on my pillow at night and sleep. I can sit and watch Downton Abbey for hours. I know how to read a book on the beach. But sleep is often different from rest. And lots of times I’m watching Downton because I’m avoiding real work. And when I’m at the beach, I’m on vacation so rest is kind of a requirement.

Over the past year, there have been times when I have felt breathless, never able to catch up, not even sure what I was chasing. I forgot how to plan for rest during hours where I am fully awake, able bodied and not on vacation.

            Read the rest at (in)courage.

Reflections on Lent: Good Future

"I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. You will find me when you seek me with your whole heart. I will be found by you..."

- Jeremiah 29:11-14