Blessed is she

”Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” -Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭45‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Do you believe?

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Oh, Saint Paul, you crack me up. Always truthful, never one to mince words. I like to imagine him patting a distraught young wife on the hand as she tearfully confesses her marriage struggles, and saying to her, “Well, I did try to warn you.” This is one of those passages in the Bible that can feel almost insulting to

"Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3). A couple years ago while on a retreat I had a very powerful image of what my relationship with God the Father could be like. I was curled up like a child on His lap, with my head resting against His

And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. // Luke 1:28-29 I agonized over the invite. I can’t add anything else to the schedule! I need to prioritize prayer and family, said the realist in me.

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“Hello?” my mother’s voice sings as she picks up my call. “Hi, Mama!” “You sound tired,” she immediately diagnoses me. Surprised, I start soul searching, “Oh really?” “Yes. I can hear it in your voice,” she says confidently, “Take care. I know how hard you work. Remember you can only do what you can do. Have you eaten?

The more time I spend in Scripture, the more relevance I draw from the inspired word of God in application to the ordinary life around me. In our culture as in Jesus' time, marriage is a contentious matter. The Pharisees want to see Jesus tripped up by the intricacies of Jewish law, looking for an "aha" moment to discr