Tag: life

  • A Day In My Life

    Since Elizabeth, Katelyn, and I live in 3 different states, we do not get to see each other in our day-to-day lives and therefore rely on texting and the occasional FaceTime to learn more about each other’s lives. I hope you enjoy learning about our different lives as much as we enjoy chatting about them…

  • A Slice of My Life

    When we decided that this week, our theme was “a day in the life,” I thought it was such a neat idea. Then I got stumped. I kept thinking how most of my day revolves around confidentiality and privacy. Not something that I can very well show you. As I thought about what to write,…

  • Like A Banana Tree

    There is this Madagascar myth about life and death. In the myth, God asked Man and Woman how they would like to die. They could either die like the moon, which gets smaller over time, disappears, and then is reborn. Or they could die like the banana tree, which grows until it dies but not…

  • An Outward Symbol of New Life

    “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” — Galatians 2:20 (ESV) Jesus made it possible for us…

  • A Symbol of New Life

    Baptism is such a great symbol of the new life we have in Christ. When we are baptized, we proclaim our belief in the death and resurrection of Jesus. This is the perfect time to discuss baptism right after we just celebrated Easter, when Jesus actually died and was resurrected for us. We are also…

  • A Proclamation

    “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”  I don’t know how many times I have heard that phrase. I grew up Southern Baptist meaning the churches I attended believed in baptism by submersion. When a new believer makes their confession of faith, they stand…