faith

With Every Season’s Change

May 27, 2008 By oh amanda

Every evening sky, an invitation To trace the patterned stars And early in July, a celebration For freedom that is ours And I notice You In children’s games In those who watch them from the shade Every drop of sun is full of fun and wonder You are summer And even when the trees have [...]

Filed Under: creation, faith, God, me

Oh Theology Part 1

May 25, 2008 By oh amanda

I told you I wanted to do a healing post soon. As I started thinking about it and as my dh and I discussed what it is we “believe” about healing, I started realizing, it’s not just about that one aspect of my faith. To say what I believe about something like healing starts with [...]

Filed Under: Bible, faith, God, Jesus, me

Don’t Judge a Book By Its Movie

May 20, 2008 By oh amanda

I don’t remember the first time I heard the Chronicles of Narnia. Mama used to read them to us on vacation. I loved riding in the car and listening to her read about Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. As soon as I was old enough, I began to read them. I remember being in an [...]

Filed Under: books, faith, God, Jesus, me, movies, prince caspian, reading

The Sermon in 50 Words or Less

April 20, 2008 By oh amanda

I didn’t have a pen with me at church today. I wish I did because I really wanted to take notes. This was actually a 2-parter and I missed the 1st week. (Why? Well, it had something to do with my bed and me sleeping in it. But I don’t want to get into the [...]

Filed Under: Bible, church, faith, God, Jesus, me

Faith is Like a Pregnant Belly

March 27, 2008 By oh amanda

I told you about my “God is like laundry” analogy yesterday. You have to admit, it’s true. You think I could copyright that? Anyway, I’ve actually been thinking about another theological analogy. Being pregnant has got me thinking about faith. You know, “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”? Or [...]

Filed Under: baby, faith, God, me, moms, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy

The One In Which I Sob

February 16, 2008 By oh amanda

I usually keep up to date with Shannon from Rocks in My Dryer and Sophie aka Boomama. And I knew (and was insanely jealous) that they were going to Uganda with Compassion International. Live blogging about the lives of children who need love and Jesus? That’s my kinda gig. For whatever reason, I missed out [...]

Filed Under: africa, compassion, faith, giving, God, inspiration, Jesus, me, money, uganda

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February 14, 2008 By oh amanda

So, it’s Thursday and I’m just getting my sermon recap up. My no internet thing did a number on me! In fact, I wrote this whole post out on a legal pad yesterday. For real. Well, I was in the car. No, I wasn’t driving. Les was in the bank getting a cashier’s check to [...]

Filed Under: Bible, books, church, faith, God, history, Jesus, me