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    Someone has to Buy the Candles | Creating Space for Lament in Trying Times

    July 8, 2016

    This Friday morning is a dark one. We have woken the past three days to tragic news flashing across every screen we own. Blood and gunfire and crowds scattering and people screaming have been the wake up call to start our day in darkness. This morning I woke up and sat on our patio with

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    • Fridays are our day of rest. Which sometimes means sleeping in (until, like, 7am because we’re old souls), sipping coffee slow, and going out for danishes. And other mornings is means we do backflips over finding hatch green chilies in NC (AFTER TWO AND A HALF YEARS), make a big batch of @darla_bristol’s Colorado pork green chili, and gobble it up with cheesy grits and soft poached eggs.
    • One of the challenges in the #wordtoworship guide was to carve our time each day to be in the Word. And this takes discipline, practice and SACRIFICE. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For some it will mean sacrificing sleep, alone time or productivity. But here’s the assurance we have from God’s Word — that sacrifice will never be wasted. Our time in His Word will always be a wise choice. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have you had to sacrifice to be in the Word? What has had to change? How has this grown you? Share your encouragement for those just starting out! 👇
    • 📚GIVEAWAY WINNER @g_gilbaugh! Message me with your address! 📚 ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We’re halfway through January! Can you believe it??? 🙈 Which means we’re also halfway into our #WordtoWorship Bible study challenge! Have you been studying this week? What book of the Bible have you been diving into? ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m thankful for the folks at @crosswaybooks who have partnered with me to give y’all some of my favorite Bibles as we cheer you on in your study! Give them a follow friends. They put out some great stuff. Today I’m giving away this beautiful Story of Redemption Bible — 😍🥰📚🤓 ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s how to enter: ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ If you’re not already on my email list, join. Link in bio! ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ Tag a friend (or three!) below who inspires you to get into the Word. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ For a bonus entry, post about what you’re studying in the Word this month! Either on your grid or in your stories, let us know what you’re learning by using hashtag #WordtoWorship ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (This giveaway is closed)
    • This sweet golden girl turns ten in a few days. Over the last few years, we’ve watched her body age — grow, change, adjust to new limitations, exceed our expectations. And we celebrate her — not for who she once was, but for the nine year old that she is today. For the snuggles she give us, the way she lays her body right down beside us when we’re sick, the way she sticks her nose on our legs to ask for some pets and affection (and give her own in return). ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And then we look in the mirror and shutter to think that we, too, are getting older. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I look at my own frame, frustrated by new limitations. I dislike how much sleep my body now requires. I recoil to think of my joints that ache and the fine lines deepening around my face. I want a less bodied existence. I wish for a spiritual experience of the world, unencumbered by the awkward interruptions of my physical form. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But, just like our sweet pup, there is no love our life outside of this body. There’s no ministry I can offer our local church apart from showing up on a couch or at a dining room table. There’s no ministry of words without the clicking of my fingers on a keyboard or prayers pressed from these physical lips. There is no sacrificial love I can offer my daughter without giving her my entire self — my body in change, my sleepless self at night, my hand held over her every move. There is no form love can take for my husband without me extending my hand to hold his, stirring a pot of pasta for dinner, or jotting notes for our ministry meetings. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ God has not given us the option of bodiless love. He has not called us to serve in any way other than the way of His incarnated Son: through our bodies, not despite them. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So today when you feel the push and pull of the inward struggle, when the mirror looms large and your feet frustratingly stumble, consider this sweet pet of mine (or consider your own). Think on how much you love their form and frame, and what a gift it is to love them through life. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And just think that it must be a glimpse of how our God feels about our bodies — a gift, a service, a ministry, a love. And rejoice.
    • Do you need encouragement? Read Colossians. Do you need edification? Read Colossians. Do you need correction and corralling in your spiritual walk? Read Colossians. Do you need direction? Read Colossians. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This little book is one I circle back to time and time again for its rich and clear continent. After spending months in the minor prophets at the end of last year, I opened January by revisiting this old favorite. And you know what? I keep learning more. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There’s a famous quote by a theologian whose name I can’t remember, yet it rings true. “The Word is God is safe enough for a child to play at its shores, and deep enough that the greatest scholar will never plumb its depth.” Amen. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This month, I’ve encouraged you to get into the Word every day. Not only because it’s part of the life of Christian discipleship, but also because it’s guaranteed to be nourishing and life-giving to you. Have you done it? Have you seen God work? Did you think it was going to be dry and boring? Was it what you expected? ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Also, do you have a favorite book to circle back to on the regular? I’m so curious!
    • One of the hardest experiences of starting a new routine of being in the Word daily is that dumbfounding feeling that comes when you get up from your quiet time and wonder, “now what?” Maybe you’ve made time to be in the Word everyday — awesome! You’ll never regret it! — and yet you close your time in study wondering what you just read has to do with your daily life ... you know, the one waiting for you in the kitchen and the office and the play room. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you struggle to connect what you’re studying to your everyday life, you’re not alone. I am constantly working to let what I’m learning about God (my theology) with my everyday worship of Him (my doxology). And I put some of what I’ve learned along the way in a free resource to share with you! You can grab your #wordtoworship guide at the link in my bio. I pray it helps you 1) get into the Word daily, and 2) connect what you’re learning with your daily worship of our great God. Have questions? Let me know in the comments!
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