Archive for the Tag 'Redemption'
shersh on 08 Mar 2016
Today is our fifth videocast in our series about Radically Redemptive Relationships. There is probably no other area in life where we experience more pain, hope, heartache, and desire . . . and I think God intended it to be that way. My prayer is that we will not be afraid to look a little […]
Tags: fierce battles, letting go, letting God, Parenthood, Redemption
Filed in Bravehearts,Change,Desire,Disappointment,Dreams,God Only Writes Good Stories,God's Mercy,Grace,Gratitude,Home,Illusion of control,Parenthood,Radically Redemptive Relationships,Redemption,Relationship with Jesus,Surrender
shersh on 27 Jul 2015
Alone. Several weeks ago the History Channel began to chronicle the fascinating and sometimes bone-chilling stories of, “Ten men who enter the Vancouver Island wilderness carrying only what they can fit in a small backpack. They are alone in harsh, unforgiving terrain with a single mission–stay alive as long as they can. These men […]
Tags: Addiction, Alcoholism. Busyness, Donald Miller - Scary Close, Grace, History Channel Alone, Isolation, Living Water, Loneliness, Masks, Perfectionism, Powerlessness, Predators, Reality Television, Redemption, Relationships, Singleness, Starvation, Surrender, Survivalists, The Last Addiction, Thirst
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shersh on 13 May 2012
My Mother’s Day plans for this year were no different than they have been in the past two years. I planned to stay home, not get out of my pajamas, and watch re-runs of Law & Order all day — all plans indicating that this Hallmark Holiday would not look like any of those Hallmark cards […]
Tags: Mother's Day, Redemption, Salvation Story, Thanksgiving
Filed in Addiction,Begin Again Believe Again,Confession,Disappointment,Failure,Giving to Others,Grace,Gratitude,Home,Mother's Day,Redemption,Salvation Story,Thanksgiving,Uncategorized
shersh on 05 Sep 2011
Below is a story from my dear friend and personal trainer, Rachel (she’s such a fabulous personal trainer, I only need to work with her once a year!). I know you will love this story. I’ve read it about five times and find myself praying that God will use this salvation story to give […]
Tags: Acceptance, Redemption, Salvation Story, unwed mothers
Filed in Desire,Disappointment,Dreams,God's Mercy,Grace,Redemption
shersh on 25 Oct 2008
My alarm goes off at 6:15 a.m. It takes me a few minutes to turn on the light, turn off the alarm, and decide to drag myself into the day. I pull on old sweats marked with wear and the grass stains from working in my yard last weekend. As I lace my three-year-old Nike’s, […]
Tags: Newness, Passion, Redemption
Filed in Desire,Freedom,Newness,Passion,Redemption
shersh on 18 Oct 2008
Yesterday I had coffee with someone I have not seen for over 13 years. In fact, he was ten-years-old when I last saw him. His parents were dear friends. We ministered in church together, we ate many meals together, and we often swapped babysitting. This now 23-year-old reminded me that I used to give him […]
Tags: Add new tag, Judgment, Reconciliation, Redemption, the Gospel
Filed in God's Mercy,Healing,Redemption,Relationship with Jesus