Out of the Chaos
Inspiration for living outside of the chaos.
Tag: Jesus
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.13.2021
Contentment is feeling or showing satisfaction with one’s possessions, status or situation; to be pleased. It certainly behooves me to be content in the place I am. Sometimes, though, I am prodded to move out of my situation into something different. It might be “better” or maybe it’s just the next step in God’s good …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.12.2021
I moved to Indiana in 1985. For many years, I hailed from Montana moving to Indiana only when I married. I remember many times looking longingly at other places to live. We would dream of settling in some more romantic space with opportunity, scenery and, to be honest, a starting over. It certainly wasn’t that …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.09.2021
Monday, the 5th, felt like the fourth Saturday in a row. It began as many of our Saturdays do with Dave asking if he should make sausage gravy and biscuits. By this he meant he wanted me to get up and make biscuits while he fries sausage for gravy. On this day, I agreed to …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.08.2021
4Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. Psalm 4:4 26And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27for anger gives a foothold to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27 The verse from psalms caught my eye the other night. I thought …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.07.2021
Last week, it rained here in our corner of the world. It didn’t rain a little; it rained a lot. Inches and inches. I made several observations last week regarding the rain and the plants on my deck. First, there is nothing like rain to make plants grow. I can water and water the containers …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.06.2021
Yesterday I left you with a scripture to ponder. It is from Paul’s letter to the church in Colosse. The new believers in this ancient city asked many of the same questions we ask today. “Who is Jesus?” topped the list for many people and there were no shortage of answers. False teachers mixed elements …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.05.2021
There are moments when I contemplate writing a book. I consider entitling it, “ETC” because it would be a collection of all my random wanderings gathered into one space. The post today might feel like I decided to do that because I did. First . . . 3Then God said, “Let there be light,” and …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.02.2021
The book of Hebrews has always fascinated me. Written by an unnamed author, he (or she) writes to convince Jewish Christians living in Rome that Jesus is superior to the old way. Specifically, living according to the New Covenant is superior to the Old Covenant. While I don’t want to write a commentary on Hebrews, …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 07.01.2021
7But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. 8And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. 9The world’s sin is that …
OUT OF THE CHAOS 06.30.2021
As I ponder what it means to BELIEVE that Jesus is who he says, I am bombarded with emotion. First, I feel joy bubbling up from the deepest part of my being. He truly is who he says and he means what he says. I am rescued from darkness and secured for eternity! And I …
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