10 Phrases That Purify {The Grove: Pure}
You know when you are reading the Bible and a certain phrase stands out from the rest? Or when a verse jabs at your heart and tugs at your conscience? You quickly grab your journal and a pen and write the verse down. Maybe you take a highlighter and mark it in your Bible. Maybe […]
…but to please God…
It was late at night and I had turned to the sink to wash my face before bed. This routine action is usually quickly done. However, on that day, I stood bent, staring down at the water in my hands: clear, transparent and inviting. The thought, This water is not clean, crept into my mind. […]
Oh, For a Heart Like the Mediterranean
I spent the summer before my senior year of college working with an expat couple on the island of Sicily, south of Italy. (Suffering for Jesus, I know.) Part of my job description as an assistant pre-school teacher at the church school was to accompany the kiddos to the beach and make sure they didn’t […]
The Gift of Purity
I used to bristle at the word pure. Amidst the #metoo movement, there has also been recent backlash against my passport country’s “purity culture,” even amongst believers, so I suppose I’m not the only one with mixed feelings about the word pure…when I forget where my purity comes from. I agree completely with biblical mandates […]