Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
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Christ Won the Victory: A Redemption Story (Lessons from Sing Part 1)
I was there as an attendee who could sing both Victory in Jesus and Christus Victor with joy and confidence - without guilt or shame. In many ways, being back in this same…
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Lessons from the 2024 Sing Conference: An Introduction
This year I had the opportunity to attend SING! the Getty Music Worship Conference. The Sing! Conference is "A creative collaboration of hymn writers and expositors celebrating the greatest songs ever composed." Attendees…
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Fragments (and why you CAN pour from an empty cup)
When you can't manage one more sleepless night, one more meltdown, one more therapy session, one more exhausting homeschool day...when there's nothing left for you to give... Give of yourself anyway, and watch…
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My rogue pinky: lessons in gratitude, music, my gifts, and kitchen safety
For those few brief days, I had to accept the reality that I might have to stop playing. I'm still kind of in awe that I've been playing the piano for over two…
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Christ’s Church & Gospel Truth (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 6)
What made "the church" - and what makes it today? It is the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit and the gospel truth of Jesus Christ (His atoning death, burial, and resurrection) that…
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Love has a bigger table (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 5)
Participating in this observance with these believers we had come to know and serve alongside filled me with awe and gratitude. Not only was I being welcomed at the Lord's Table - a…
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God alone is worthy (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 4)
So one of the biggest lessons I learned from this merger was to hold "my ministry" loosely, with open hands. To always remember that He alone is worthy. To not get caught up…
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A Father’s Heart (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 3)
Moments such as this moment - when a pastor we barely knew affirmed my husband's love and leadership to my son and I - was a much-needed incidence of affirmation and encouragement. He…
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In my Father’s house there’s a place for me… (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 2)
A few weeks after the merger conversation stopped and the churches parted ways, someone asked me how I was feeling about it all. One of the first things I mentioned was that I…
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Free Indeed (Blessings from an Unsuccessful Church Merger Part 1)
2023 brought many opportunities for our family to grow and change. One of the biggest opportunities was the sixth months our church spent in "conversation" with another local church about a potential church…
