Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: Christian
Daily Reads 11.09.2019
“It’s your breath in our lungs so we pour out our praise ….” (Casting Crowns song “Great is our God”) Today use your breath to pour out your praise to God! Anxiety creeps in and steals our joy, our hope and our courage. Pouring our praise out to the One who gives our breath sends …
Daily Reads 11.08.2019
Many situations cause anxiety. It seems to me they all point to our core longings. If we long to belong, we will be anxious that others will reject us. If we long for unconditional love, we will worry about being a disappointment. If we long for safety, we will worry where our provisions come from. …
Daily Reads 11.07.2019
Read: Genesis 2:7, John 20:22 Our breath is a gift from God. He breathed on Adam and Eve and filled them with the breath of life. As long as I keep breathing, I know I have the breath of God in me. Jesus breathed on the disciples before he ascended into heaven and filled them …
Daily Reads 11.06.2019
Today is a dark day. My body tells me long before my mind knows that I am struggling. My breath becomes shallow and I have difficulty taking a full breath. So what did I do? Honestly, I kept myself busy and tried to block out the voices in my head. What did the voices tell …
Daily Reads 11.04.2019
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6.7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares for you. I …
Daily Reads 11.03.2019
Today as you enter worship, ask Jesus what he wants to say to you about your Story. And then quiet yourself to listen. You don’t have to tell him everything wrong with it or how he could fix it. Let him show you the next steps, resolutions to your conflicts, meaning in chaos, hope in …
Daily Reads 11.02.2019
I love to read. I usually choose fiction and specifically books that feature a spy, detective, CIA operative or something along those lines. Recently, I have read more memoirs or true stories such as Fire Road, They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky, Educated and The Beautiful No. I have On Being Human in …
Daily Reads 11.01.2019
Job, thought to be the oldest writing in the Old Testament, is one of my favorite books. Some say it is an allegory contrasting man’s finiteness with God’s infinite, sovereign character. Some say it is the real life account of a man named Job. I say it is comforting and inspiring. At this point, some …
My Story
I am the sixth child of seven, born to a Montana farmer and his wife. Dad sold Fuller Brush door-to-door in addition to farming to provide for a family of nine. Mom planted a huge garden, raised chickens, tended an orchard and perfected preserving as much as possible in the summer to sustain our large …
Daily Reads 10.29.2019
Today the phrase running through my mind is … Story. We all have a story. Our stories determine how we interact with our surroundings. They put us on a trajectory, and in some cases, cause us to make sharp right turns or maybe even a complete 180. I have spent the last seven days on …
Out of the Chaos 