Facing a new chapter in one’s life is like standing on a steep cliff. One step forward, one step taken in your own will … there you will crash and perish. Being still on the precipice, not moving your physical body, clearing your mind, laying your heart upon the altar … you will surely hear … Continue reading On the Precipice
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one Hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all in all (Ephesians 4:4-6). Tension followed us to the bedroom. The spirit of pride and frustration loomed … Continue reading Marriage Needs Time to Breathe
There was a time I lived in Connecticut. A pond near my grandparents’ home was often frozen solid during our Northern winters. My seven year old self wanted ice skates, but Santa didn’t bring those until I was older, when I wasn’t so near to frozen ponds anymore. Remember stuffing your body into a snow … Continue reading Frozen
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it (Matthew 7:13-14). If you hike, I know you have walked, or rather … Continue reading The Narrow Way
Yesterday, I spent all day with Braedon at a college as he applied for their honors program. There was an excess of wait time. I hit my quota on small talk about half-way through lunch. However, I was thankful a faculty member joined us at about that time. Sometime mid-afternoon, I finally found myself alone … Continue reading Be Alert and of Sober Mind
Though I was pressed for time, still I prayed, alone and with others, for Holy Spirit to draw many to Jesus this Christmas. For the first time since God gave me ministry in 2015, I preached Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. Ministry is a fragile gift laid upon the Rock foundation of Jesus Himself. I … Continue reading Holy Spirit, Come.
God knew He would deluge Lancaster county in rain when my husband and I would be there to spend the night. Jason and I skipped out of town around 3pm Wednesday. We headed directly to a restaurant for an early dinner, before our scheduled check in at a nearby hotel. Did we have 1,000 other … Continue reading Savor the Savior
“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” (Luke 1:34). You cannot get more impossible than this. A teenage girl, knowing full well she had never been with a man, wonders how she will not only conceive, but also give birth. No matter doubts she had, she asked this how … Continue reading The Decluttering: Part 5
If we love Jesus, then we don’t need to by shy about how we love Him. When I gather with sisters and brothers in the faith, and together we sing, pray, be still … there are times when I am overwhelmed. Yesterday, as we sang Silent Night, silent tears filled my eyes, to the brim. … Continue reading The Decluttering:Part 4
My to-do list is growing. Though I did errands yesterday, I still have more. Preparing to preach, lead lovely women of God on an imaginary train ride, bake, bless the residents who come regularly to Bible study at Paxton, make party favors, write zillions of cards … all in the next few weeks. I saw … Continue reading The Decluttering: Part 3
Julie Dibble, Speaker and Author 