Jen Lawrence
Make This Summer About Feeling Grateful
Make This Summer About Feeling Grateful by Jen Lawrence 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says that we should “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” God did not press this notion upon Paul because it was good for Him, but because it was good for…
Read MoreMake This Summer About Being Present
Make This Summer About Being Present by Jen Lawrence As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by…
Read MoreMake This Summer About Food
Make This Summer About Food by Jen Lawrence Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts. – Acts 2:46 In scripture, food is viewed not only as sustenance, but as a way to connect with others. Many of…
Read MoreMake This Summer About Family and Friends
Make This Summer About Family and Friends by Jen Lawrence Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble. – Proverbs 17:17* With the kids out of school and a few long weekends on the horizon, summer is the ideal time to strengthen the bonds with friends…
Read MoreMake This Summer About Renewal
Make This Summer About Renewal by Jen Lawrence You have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. – Colossians 3:9-10 With its slightly slower pace and beautiful weather, summer is a wonderful time for spiritual…
Read MoreMake This Summer About Rest
Make This Summer About Rest by Jen Lawrence By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.” – Genesis 2:2 Around this time of year, one of my favourite passages from scripture is Mark 6:30-31: The apostles gathered around Jesus…
Read MoreHow to Make This Your Best Summer Ever
How to Make This Your Best Summer Ever by Jen Lawrence See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, – Song of Songs 2:11-12 Hello See Hear Love Viewers and Readers! Melinda has given me the honour of being…
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