Tag: jesus
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Thoughts and Prayers
The phrase “thoughts and prayers aren’t enough” keep rolling around in my head like angry little marbles. I’ve read phrases like “we need more policies” and “this isn’t about religion.” I’ve read phrases that say God has been “taken out of public schools” and “this kind of thing didn’t use to happen. ” I open…
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What This Is Us Says About Our Need for Fathers
processing almost losing my dad while watching the show that’s captured a nation
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Why Does it Hurt so Much?
I’m standing in church this morning during worship. Surrounded by hundreds of people worshipping God fearlessly and beautifully. And what is the thought that comes rushing into my head, right past the bethel music lyrics on my tongue? What if someone came into the church right now and started shooting? What if that story became…
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When Everything Falls Apart
There is a theme to this season. Laced in coffee dates and slipped into texts. Whispered in prayers, thought in private moments of silence and questioning… This is not where I thought I was going to be. My life is not even going a little bit like I thought it would. I’m doing something I…
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Be a Woman Who Waits–Like Sarah
I just read a book I highly recommend all women read. Whether you call yourself a feminist, a conservative, mom, wife, daughter, young professional–this is a message we women need to hear. It’s called “Without Rival: Embrace your identity and purpose in an age of comparison.” Talk about a title that pulls you in! I’ve…
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There Is No Striving
It is only after being placed in an environment where I am encouraged to be myself that I find just how difficult that is. In the past few months, I have embarked on a journey toward finding out who God created me to be apart from my job, my family, friends, social networks and even…
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What’s Even the Point of Being a Christian? (And other questions I’m asking myself)
We come here like immigrants, with nothing. We build and toil and strive and seek and gain and lose, then we leave this little earth, with nothing. What’s the point of it all? Sorry to be so jaded, but what. is. the. point. I see people try and give it their all and still, life…
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Who is Abba and Where Was He in Honduras?
They expect you to return hungrier, not dazed and confused. They send you to a foreign land, full of zeal, full of youth, And they hope you will fall in love, feel grateful for your stuff and come home. This is not how it goes for me. I go to Honduras, once, twice, three, four,…
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Is Revival Really What We Need?
I have always been very uncomfortable with the word revival. It evokes feelings of discomfort and forced salvation prayers and long church services to me. So many Christians contend for revival, and I just….don’t…. I know this might sound ludicrous. As a follower of Christ, we want the masses to come to Jesus, and we…
Sarah D. Shearer 