I’ve been pondering, lately, whether one can place too much emphasis on Bible study. My first thoughts were “no way”! But as I considered this for a while, I realized the answer could be a resounding yes as well...
Category: Kathy Johnston
82 Days: A Message From One Mother to Her Daughter Before She Walks the Aisle
by Kathy Johnston Randi’s blog last week got me thinking about some numbers in my own life. At 18 I married my high school sweetheart, Russ Ulrich, the father of my 3 boys. We were married 16 1⁄2 years when he died. I was a single mom for 2 years before I married my husband Jonathan Johnston. I’ve been married to Jonathan for 21 1⁄2 years. Total years married years is 38. I have 7 beautiful grandchildren! By the time Sophie gets married in August, she will be 19 and I will have had children living in my house for 38 years. But there’s a big change coming because in 82 days my youngest child, Sophie, will be married to Evan Tucker. CLICK ON PHOTO TO KEEP READING...
(UN)ASHAMED: Come Back to the Table
Do you ever feel guilty when you haven’t spent time reading the Bible? Have you ever started a reading plan and in a few short days or weeks got so far behind you quit?
(UN)ASHAMED: No More Secret Shame
Pornography is a very touchy and uncomfortable subject for many, particularly those in the church...
The Names of God: Abba Father
One night, not long after we had brought our newborn daughter home from the hospital, I noticed that the door to her room was wide open. When I went to see why, I saw my husband standing silently in the dark, staring...
Encountering God, Naked and Unashamed
A few years back I decided to look up the meaning of my name. The first thing that popped up was “pure”...
Self-Esteem?
It becomes a problem when our focus becomes who we are rather than who he is. We end up using it to boost our self-esteem and give ourselves a value that doesn’t belong to us...
The Greatest Mission Field: Your Children
Your children are watching you. Do they see Jesus reflected in the way you live?
Call to Action: the Walking Dead
Spiritually speaking, there are walking “dead” people all around us! Just last week, I just spent about 3 hours with a “corpse”...
Call to Action: Never Enough
I cringe when I hear “he completes me” or “he’s my soulmate”. Because the hard truth is that no person, career or relationship can ever complete us except for the person of Jesus Christ...
Grace Enough 