Forgiveness is hard. It really is. This is because it goes against human nature. Human nature or instinct typically suggests that if someone hits us, we should hit back, harder.
A few years ago, one of my kids, deeply hurt by something another teen did, told me angrily, “Forget about giving grace, Mom
What did Jesus mean when he told his disciples, “let your light shine before others?” Many winters ago, after four or five inches of snow (before snow blowers were common)
Who are the people in your life that you have deemed as significant? What about those that you have deemed insignificant?
There’s something people don’t prepare you for when you get married–not only are you marrying a person, but you’re marrying into a family.
Jesus comforts and, at the same time, warns us in Matthew 12:37, "For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."
I didn’t become familiar with spiritual warfare until I was in high school when an unexplainable event happened.
At Willow, we talk a lot about loving our neighbors as ourselves. Doing so requires us to internalize that we all want and need similar things.
Recently, Willow Friends did a production of Frozen Jr. I absolutely loved it! I have two beautiful young daughters under the age of 12, and Frozen was one of their favorite movies.