Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
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I’m Invited to the Table of the Lord: The Lord’s Table & Hospitality
This understanding that I am accepted and personally invited to the Lord's Table (like I invite people to MY table) has given me such joy - such settled satisfaction - in participating in…
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Disentangling (and reclaiming) the hymns of the Lord’s Table
As my fingers have learned new accompaniments of hymns I've known from my childhood, my heart has been disentangling them from the meanings ascribed to them in legalistic environments. The words have washed…
- Beauty in the Mess, Family, Homeschooling, Marriage, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
Inadequate
I am inadequate. Every. Single. Day. Every day I ask God why He chose me because surely someone else could do a better job. We share these things...boast in these things...so that you might…
- Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Lifestyle, Marriage, Military and Veteran Life, Miscellaneous, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
2022 In Review
2022 was a good year for me and for my family. It was productive and meaningful, and I would like to briefly give a family update and share some of our accomplishments.
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Corporate Celebration: The Lord’s Table and 1 Corinthians 11
Reframing the solemn ordinance and observance into the context of community, family, and corporate celebration was very new to me. It was also relieving to finally understand the social context of the social…
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Seven Words That Changed the Way I Viewed the Lord’s Table
Righteousness. Propitiation. Redemption. Imputation. Justification. Reconciliation. Regeneration. The Lord's Table is a pictorial manifestation of those seven words.
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A Moment of Silence {Come to the Lord’s Table Series: Part 2}
There's no agonizing soul-searching. It's like the entire church says, "Let's all stop and have a moment of silence for Jesus and what He did for us when He died for us. Isn't…
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Am I Worthy? {Come to the Lord’s Table Series: Part 1}
I'm not a theologian. I'm a daughter of God who has learned that she is welcome at the Lord's Table. This process of learning - and accepting - these truths is what I…
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The Lifegiving Table: A Venture into Hospitality & Table Discipleship
"All table-talk discussions, love given, and beauty cultivated at our table are for the purpose of making real our Savior and calling those who share life with us to serve Him their whole…
- Ezra, Family, Fatherhood, Friendship & Community, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
Confessions of a reluctant swim team mom
So, here's a few things that I learned and enjoyed about being a swim team mom (albeit, a reluctant one). Our family is resilient and has grown in our capabilities. As we progressed…
