Worry Repellent

Posted by linda on Apr 12, 2012 in Overcoming Worry | 28 comments Worry is like sitting in a rocking chair – it gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere.  Even though I know this is true, I still too often find myself gnawing on my worry like a dog gnawing on a bone. The Greek word used most often in the New Testament for worry carries the meaning of being divided – having a divided mind, a divided heart.  Being literally...
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5 Signs You May Be a Martha

Posted by linda on Apr 10, 2012 in Overcoming Worry | 4 comments In just four short verses, we learn that Martha is so much like all of us. . . Worried.  Over-extended.  Unable to say the “N” word (no).  A people-pleaser who wants to take care of everyone. A woman with good intentions who just can’t do it all – even though she’s trying hard. Luke 10:38-42 records the story of Jesus stopping in for a visit at the home of Mary...
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What are you waiting for?

Posted by linda on Mar 26, 2012 in Spiritual Disciplines | 3 comments We reveal what we care about by what we wait for.   What are you waiting for today?    In other words, what do you really care about? Too often I’m waiting for the weather to change, waiting for my kids to behave, waiting for the scales to tell me how much lighter I am.   The things I wait for often don’t mean much. But God invites us to wait for much deeper things – harder...
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Yummy or Yucky?

Posted by linda on Mar 26, 2012 in Spiritual Disciplines | 3 comments When you think of spiritual disciplines, does it leave a bad taste in your mouth?  Does the thought get you excited  – or make you think of things like having to eat your vegetables, or run 10 miles uphill? I confess that as much as I long to get closer to God, I don’t always long to be “spiritually disciplined.”  It sounds painful.  But just as I know how good I feel...
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Ash Wednesday – An Invitation to Return to God

Posted by linda on Mar 9, 2011 in Blog, Lent & Easter | 0 comments Today is Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent, the season leading up to Easter designed to turn our hearts back toward God.  Often when people think of this season, they reduce it to one question:  What are you giving up for Lent? Although giving something up for Lent is a practice that’s intended to lead toward self-reflection and repentance, this question can only take us so...
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