Published in Koinonia

·Pinned

In 1967

A poem about a woman who loved — In 1967, a woman loved for the first time. She loved a man who walked into her life on a warm spring day. In 1967, the woman attended a faraway school, trying in earnest to break free from the home life that constricted her, restricted her, allowed no room for…

Poetry

2 min read

Jun 27

Discerning Sin from Preference

Letting The Word guide us in comfort and discomfort Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. ~ Deuteronomy 4:2 A plumb line is used…

Bible Study

10 min read

Published in Rahab’s Journal

·Jun 16

Near His Robe, In the Dirt, At His Feet

Three women who encountered Jesus — Jesus changed the lives of so many He encountered while walking on earth. He healed, He fed, He even raised the dead. Right now I want to focus on three women Jesus changed forever — three women with whom I can identify. …

Bible Study

7 min read

Published in The Partnered Pen

·Jun 9

Selective Inclusion: What About the Neurodivergent Instructor?

Is it inclusion if it only goes one way? All over the country, universities are seeking to make their campuses and courses more inclusive. I think, big picture, that this is a worthy and necessary effort. Whether some want to admit it or not, we do have a history of…

Inclusion

3 min read

Published in Rahab’s Journal

·Jun 8

Running with Endurance

Weekly Devotional Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith…

Endurance

6 min read

Published in Rahab’s Journal

·Jun 1

Running Forward

Running to the city without shame Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in…

Christian Living

2 min read

Published in Rahab’s Journal

·May 25

The Condemnation-Free Zone

In Christ Jesus “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could…

Romans 8

3 min read

Published in Rahab’s Journal

·May 9

What Did They Do?

Concrete evidence for focusing on the gospel “What would Jesus do?” Back around the turn of the millennium, that phrase donned t-shirts, bumper stickers, jewelry, mousepads….well, pretty much everything. And the original sentiment was a noble one. When deciding how to live, ask yourself “What would Jesus do?” But still…

Evangelism

7 min read

Published in The Partnered Pen

·May 3

Thank You

To my birthmother —

Poetry

2 min read

Thank You

To my birthmother

Published in Rahab’s Journal

·May 3

“Kondo-ing” My Spiritual Closet

Taking off and putting on — Recently I rememorized a verse in Ephesians: Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. ~ Ephesians 6:11, ESV I’ve read this verse before, along with the verses that follow. The ones about the breastplate of righteousness and…

Christianity

6 min read

In 1967

Discerning Sin from Preference

Near His Robe, In the Dirt, At His Feet

Selective Inclusion: What About the Neurodivergent Instructor?

Running with Endurance

Running Forward

The Condemnation-Free Zone

What Did They Do?

Thank You

Thank You

To my birthmother

“Kondo-ing” My Spiritual Closet

Laurie Livingston Nave