This will be a short post today, but my heart is full and I feel so blessed by two big events in our lives at the moment. The first event is the big transition to college for our oldest child. Seattle Pacific University did a great job making us feel happy this past week to …
In honor of my main character, Sophie Topfeather, who goes to the ends of the earth to gain a little wisdom, here’s our first installment of “Word to the Wise”–what the Bible says about wisdom! 1 Kings 4:29-30, 32-34 says, “God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless …
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Do you ever catch yourself humming a tune only to realize later that the song had something to do with your life experience at the moment? Yesterday, I found myself humming the song “Circle of Life” from the Lion King–annoyingly, all day long. I finally realized that it had a lot to do with two …
When you feel surrounded by problems, remember the confidence that David had when he prayed, even when he was fleeing for his life! Stephanie reads David’s prayer in Psalm 3:
“No one will know,” I thought. Living alone and far from home in Tokyo about 25 years ago, I was trying to decide whether or not to sleep in or get up and go to church. Who would care? How could it matter? It’s easy to think that you can get away with certain things …
What would you say if a teenage girl you know told you that this was her story and she was sticking to it? Guest reader Stephanie tells the story of Jesus’ birth as foretold by the angel, Gabriel [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/109499942″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] src=”http://sonjaandersonbooks.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/2b67b-angel-tells-mary.jpg” />
When I was little, my mom told me that my name, Sonja, meant “wisdom.” That kind of excited me, and kind of terrified me, but it was also one of the most significant things that my mom ever said to me. I really wanted to live up to the name: to be wise. But what …
Hear Amanda read about Adam and Eve and how they really blew it, and what God did about it. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/104467736″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Anyone who lived in Seattle during the magical 1995 baseball season will remember “the Sheriff,” Norm Charlton. Arriving midseason, he had been one of the Cincinnati Reds “Nasty Boys” who delivered a sense of invincibility along with his fastball. He would stride out to the mound with his thumbs in his waistband, and no matter …
