Truth For The Heart
I grew up going to church Sunday morning, Sunday evening and Wednesday night. I thought I was a Christian, but as I became older I found myself longing to know God better. There was something missing despite all of my religious activity and sincerity. I wasn’t sure what it was—it was kind of an elusive feeling—but I knew whatever it took to be close to God, I just didn’t have it.
Read MoreJob 3 contains Job’s absolutely gut-wrenching lament. Losses and suffering have piled upon him until his heart splits and sorrow and anguish flow out from him in words of despair.
Read MoreToday I’ve been doing laundry. Everyday work reminds me of the role of simple, ordinary, everyday things in helping me remember that I live as the creature before the Creator (to use Francis Schaeffer’s phrase!). He is the One who created, and the One who orders my days. I do the laundry, and He upholds the universe.
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day to those of you who are mothers!
Read More“I will recount the LORD‘s acts of unfailing love
and the LORD‘s praises as High God,
all that the LORD has done for us.”
Welcome to Kindling for Candles! I chose the name for the blog from Isaiah 42 and Matthew 12. Within those passages there is justice, confrontation of evil, compassion, comfort and hope.
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Kindling for Candles 