Weekly Blog Post

Week 23, Wednesday Susan Lafferty “Take your son,” He said, “your only [son] Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.” Genesis 22:2 (hcsb) Rebecca was born a few weeks after we completed training, preparing…

Week 23, Tuesday Susan Lafferty   Summoning His disciples, He said to them, “I assure you: This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury. For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she possessed—all she had to live…

Week 23, Monday Susan Lafferty   And He said to them, “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you are making it a den of thieves!” Matthew 21:13 (hcsb) God’s temple was a holy place—a house of prayer for the nations—and yet the people had allowed the marketplace to…

In the past few days the buzz in the “christian blogosphere” centers around the disasters created by the devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma.  Human attempts at finding the heart of our Abba in the midst of much suffering and loss. I cannot wrap my finite mind around such tragedies.  I speak from a heart that knows…

Week 22, Weekend Kathy Jett   Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 (nlt) “Father, forgive them.” Who is Jesus referring to in this statement from the cross? Some would say He is referring to the religious leaders who thought they were simply getting rid of a…

Week 22, Friday Kathy Jett   If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 6:14-15 (nlt) Best friends and bargain shopping—could life get any better? The four of us had planned this bargain bonanza…

Week 22, Thursday Kathy Jett   Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 (esv) We speak of forgiveness with such ease. However, saying the words and genuinely meaning them from the heart are oceans apart. The kind of forgiveness God desires can be produced only…

Week 22, Wednesday Kathy Jett   As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. Genesis 50:20 (esv) Joseph had been wounded deeply by his brothers and even many years later they were certain he…

Week 22, Tuesday Kathy Jett   Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” Genesis 41:51 (esv) Many times we substitute forgiving with forgetting. “Out of sight, out of mind,” tends to be the mantra for which many settle….

Week 22, Monday Kathy Jett   And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (esv) I was driving home from the grocery store and glanced in my passenger side mirror to check on the motorcycle that was…