My first assignment for the new year in my spiritual practices course, was the "Grand Examen." This is the process of looking closely at my past year to see what has happened and to notice where I sensed God's presence with me. So, I pulled out my journals for the year and began to flip through, noting significant events … Continue reading Let Go and Release
Author: Eva Burkholder
Celebrating 25 Years!
Worship Me in the beauty of holiness. All true beauty reflects some of who I AM. I read this in my devotional, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young on November 7, 2013. It was the first day of Mark's and my 25th Wedding Anniversary trip and I was sitting on the porch of our cottage at … Continue reading Celebrating 25 Years!
Lavish Love, Pt. 2
Do you have a hard time knowing and believing that God loves you? The verb "to know" in Scripture means to lay hold of so as to make one's own, to obtain, to take into oneself, to appropriate, to take possession of. Knowing implies realizing something, being sure of it and feeling it.
Lavish Love, Pt 1
In 2002, we visited my brother and his family who are missionaries in Africa. While there, they took us to see one of the natural wonders of the world—Victoria Falls.
From C-Sections to Fistulas
Lane @ 5 lbs. 8 oz. "It is time to do a c-section," my doctor said around 8 pm on February 11, 1991. I had entered the hospital that morning to have my labor induced because I had preeclampsia and my baby was very small. Preeclampsia is a medical condition characterized by high blood pressure … Continue reading From C-Sections to Fistulas
Become Like Little Children
Let my introduce you to Clayton. He goes to my church. I used to watch him in the nursery when he was a toddler. He is the son of our dear friends, Jason and Jennifer Martin. His mom has served in the Women's Ministry with me for the past seven years. His dad has been … Continue reading Become Like Little Children
Bring Them To Jesus
Today, I sit and listen to Jesus’s teaching by reading and meditating on Matthew 9:1–8 and its parallel passages Luke 5:17–26 and Mark 2:1–12. I follow the example of the crowd that pressed in upon Jesus to hear him speak and to witness his demonstrations of power by healing many sick people.
Hands Held High
Exodus 17:8-16 defines one of the roles I play as an ezer kenegdo (Genesis 2:18), a strong helper, an ally in battle - that of holding high my hands in prayer on behalf of my loved ones. When the Israelites were coming out of Egypt, and were weary and worn out, the Amalekites (descendants of Esau) met them … Continue reading Hands Held High
