“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” – Matthew 6:33. Idolatry is a deadly poison, a subtle killer. It’s a tragedy when He who made and loved us takes a back-burner in our beating hearts. Scripture refers to Christ as the bridegroom, the one we’re … Continue reading Idolatry: A Subtle Poison
This one's a little different...but I think you'll like it. It's a real page turner ;) I buy books when I’m sad. Not new ones, but thrift-store books that smell of old cigarette smoke and have someone else’s name scrawled in them. My copy of To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf was printed in 1965 … Continue reading My Life in Books: A Love Letter to Literature
2017 was a year of undoing. It was a year of doubting everything I’d known, everything I’d been taught, everything I’d been told. The American political situation haunted the world stage, and I grappled with the whole thing, as so many of us did. I was brought to confusion and doubt as I listened to … Continue reading Why 2018 is The Year for Spiritual Rebuilding
Sometimes we need a little inspiration to kick us out of our comfort zones. Here is a story to do just that... I'm obsessed with street festivals. Buskers, art, street performers, live music, vendors...any strange and quirky street event (not involving drugs or sex) always makes my heart happy. I've been that way ever since … Continue reading I Traded a Ring for Hope
I’m a writer. At least I am on evenings, weekends, and some lunch breaks. I write in journals, notebooks, on my phone, in the margins of books, on scraps of paper – and if I’m working or can’t write, I will write mentally until I can put the words on paper or screen. All day … Continue reading Ink in My Veins: Journal of a Writer
Ruth Marie Paterson 