These habits will help form a posture of communicating – of living – with gracious conviction. Most of them rely on humility in action; they show and shape perspective at the same time. They are habits learned as we follow Jesus around as his apprentices. They don’t always come easily; as we learn, we still fall short. But this is the Jesus way. We can’t do less – and by God’s grace, it will become easier.
Tag: Gratitude
Michelle Bauer ~ Paying Attention to Poverty
Why might people who are poor be brokenhearted? God calls our actions and our attitudes to be right toward people with few resources.
Elizabeth Glass Turner ~ Valuing Your Pastors: Snapshots of Clergy Appreciation Month
“Some of the gestures clergy have pointed out as most meaningful also reflect the particular challenges they face.”
Shalom Liddick ~ An Emptier Yet Fuller Life
My hike begins like many others for me: time spent talking with God and listening to his voice being carried in the wind. My…
Suzanne Nicholson ~ Suffering through Thanksgiving
This is the time of year when advertisements inundate us with images of happy families gloriously celebrating the holidays. Women in velvet dresses clink…
Carrie Carter ~ When It’s Not Just the Turkey That’s Stuffed
It’s late November and you’re mostly through your daily “Thankful For…” list, or daily “Thankful” reading from the Psalms. By this point, you have…
Karen Bates ~ Choosing Thankfulness in a Harsh World
Occasionally, I pay for people’s coffee while I’m buying my own. Not because I’m rich, but because it’s a nice thing to do. Recently,…
Tammie Grimm ~ Gratitude
Give thanks with a grateful heart Give thanks to the Holy One Give thanks because he's given Jesus Christ, his Son. It’s November and…
Andy Stoddard ~ Why We Rejoice
One of the great blessings in life is to celebrate the ways that God works and moves. Sometimes, in our bid to stay humble, we can forget to give testimony to what God has done.
Kimberly Reisman ~ From One Degree of Glory
The painting Reflections, celebrates the awesome process of changing into who we are and whose we are, God’s children, made in his image. God finds such delight in this process, especially when we reflect and acknowledge his grace within the journey.