So maybe you don’t know God, but you’re curious about him. Or maybe you know him a little, but don’t know how to take the relationship farther. Maybe you’ve just fallen in love with him and feel like the sky’s the limit. Or maybe you’ve known him for ages but the excitement has died down […]
The Strength in God’s Truth
Lately I’ve felt like I’m facing mountains. In my job. In motherhood. In ministry. In college we had this saying, “The way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.” But what about the days that you take one step forward, two steps back? Stuff keeps building and becomes overwhelming. Recently in church […]
Be Brave, Be Very Brave
My 2-year-old has discovered Bad Guys and Monsters. Those invisible beings are great fun to shoot at and chase during the day but lurk in dark corners of the bedroom and keep little people awake at bedtime. He cried for almost an hour last night yelling “Wait, Daddy!” and “Cuddle, Mommy!” That resulted in Bad […]
Real Life Christmas
Just wanted to share a taste of real life this Christmas in the Cravillion home. I love holiday traditions. Coziness. Laughter. Memories. But with two children this year in our household, the craziness has multiplied. I’ll be honest, most days this December have been crabby and exhausting, not merry and bright. But the reality is […]
Just Being Honest
There’s a trick to writing about God’s word…you have to actually be reading it. It blows my mind how I can know that the Bible changes me, blesses me, helps me worship, yet I just don’t make time to read it. Oh, I have the time. Maybe not the get-out-all-the-books-and-research kind of time but at […]
So, Why Read it?
No joke. I’m sitting in the public library typing away about Bible study and an older gentleman walks by, stops and says incredulously, “I just saw this book title, ‘How to Read the Bible.’ Have you ever heard anything so ridiculous? You open it up and you start at Genesis!” We laughed together, and talked […]