Called to Include

  A woman stands, shaking in fear. The religious leaders who have dragged her there demand her death, a crowd begins to form, looking on, in curiosity and shock. She has become a tool in their argument, her very life  an afterthought to their schemes. The religious elite have brought here here. They stand facing their rival, a teacher that threatens their power and their religious system. He c...

  John 8 is a chapter filled with people trying to prove who they are. Again and again, the people surrounding Jesus make claims about their identity, their beliefs, and their relationship with God. They stand before God Himself in ignorance and insist they know better because of who they are. “We are Abraham’s descendants.” “We have never been slaves.” “God is our Father.” But Jesus repeate...

Some years back my husband and I knew we had been called to make a move. We knew God was leading us to leave our home in Missouri and move south. We'd prayed. We'd fleeced. We'd become convicted. And nobody understood it. It was difficult for our extended family to accept that after living near for so long we would take their 3 tiny grandbabies and relocate to a different time zone.  And, hone...