“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
The places we go shape the people we are to become. The journeys we take pave the way for the journeys to come. The places I’ve been have made me, the God I serve has called me to go, and I follow where He leads, though the way may be unpredictable and unforeseen. The last … Continue reading Places, Pieces
Earth is a beautiful but broken place, and it’s hard to accept this fact and know what to do with it. It’s hard to see brokenness painted on an earth-sized canvas and detailed in the eyes of every man, woman, and child. Hope and sorrow are always mingled in this world, a tandem pairing in … Continue reading Loved Back To Life
The beauty of redemption is that we get to walk out of the darkness that has bound us, chained us, blinded us…and step in to the marvelous light of Jesus Christ. Having faith in His death, burial, and resurrection as restitution for our sinful souls allows us to be reborn, restored, regenerated. His light is … Continue reading Into His Marvelous Light (Redemption Part 2)
A question that is always on my mind is how to reconcile my faith in God with all the evil that happens in the world. We all ask these questions, because we all see the pain and hear about the shootings and death and poverty and wow. So much. Too much to handle. It's not … Continue reading Turn Your Face to God in Prayer (When the World is Too Much To Handle)
Ruth Marie Paterson 