Intimacy with God for the Overchurched Blog
Someone who is a Christian, but doesn’t read the Bible, is really susceptible to the weird tangents of Christian religion. Taking someone else’s word for what the scriptures say inevitably lays the groundwork for future deconstruction. This is what children do: accept the world through the lens and experience of those over them. This is not what a maturing Christian does.
The same tradition can bring life to one household and oppression to another. Even in the same house, a rule can be life giving or demeaning.
I remember standing on the deck of a beautiful home in Tahoe for a home group gathering. The leader responded to my compliment about the view, his home, and yard with, “Where God guides, he provides.” It’s so, so true. God directs us. He opens and closes doors. All good things come down from the…
Even though I only wanted to escape eternal burning and torture, I know my 11 year old conversion was real, because after, I felt compelled to promise to God that I wouldn’t lie anymore. A handful of years later, when I tried to walk away from my faith, I’d actually become so bad at lying…
I was speaking to my mom about getting older yesterday, and we decided it isn’t something the young can handle. Only the experienced can do it. A few weeks ago, my husband and I spent the weekend in Hailey, ID with friends. When we were visiting our favorite spot by the river to soak our…