Sabbath Sunday: Still Waters

<img class=”aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6725″ src=”http://juliearduini.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/100_0501-300×224.jpg” alt=”100_0501″ width=”300″ height=”224″ /> <p style=”text-align: center;”><em>The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.</em> (Psalm 23:1-3, NIV)</p> <p style=”text-align: center;”></p> <p…

Character Confession: You’ll Know Them by their Fruit

I remember sobbing, I mean snot-on-the-pillow-hiccuping-red-eyes-for-hours kind of crying. It wasn’t just one night or circumstance. But there was one season in particular where it seemed like everyone around me was thumbing their nose at God. Blatantly mocking Him, and often, me, for following Him. They were charting their own path and all I could…

Book Review: Earth and Sky by Guy Delcambre

Book Description: Guy Delcambre writes, “In grieving, grace strengthened me every sinking moment, every day. Steadily, the pain dissolved.” Earth and Sky is the story of a traveler walking through the deepest valley and the highest mountain, through great heartache and unexpected joy. It is not a book about grief, but a book about grace…