Sunday, January 06, 2013

Here Burns My Candle

It's amazing, I traveled the world with Liz Curtis Higgs, and to be able to sit down and read a book God inspired her to write was an honor.  I could hear the characters and imagine how they would play out in the mind of the author herself.  Digging deep into the knowledge of Ruth and who she was as a human being, and seeing her transformed into a time beyond the Bible brought more than just Ruth to life, but many of the characters we know and love...we are just like the David's, Moses', and others...why do we fear them or put them up on a platform or in the pit?  We are them...Higgs does an amazing job of bringing this to life in "Here Burns My Candle.

Grace and Loss

This year I have experienced more loss than anyone should know...with a broken heart I opened the pages of Lucado's book to find a new inspiration.  God does not forget or turn a blind eye but rather waits for us to rush to Him.  Grace is about love.  It was creatures in the midst of our rejection of Him!  What more could we ask for?