Healing What Was Broken
I grew up as the accident-prone child in our family. Even though I had two older brothers, I still was the one who had the most hospital visits, broken bones, and stitches. While I do not remember every detail of these incidents, I do remember one aspect that was the...
Healing What Was Broken
I grew up as the accident-prone child in our family. Even though I had two older brothers, I still was the one who had the most hospital visits, broken bones, and stitches. While I do not remember every detail of these incidents, I do remember one aspect that was the...
The Mark Of A True Believer
I was super excited when I found out that we were going to be studying 1 & 2 Peter together because my hubby just finished preaching through 1 Peter. Since I have a poor memory I am hopeful that this study will cement into my brain the things I have learned. So...
Preparing our minds to suffer well…
She came to visit me over Christmas - her sweet voice as gentle and patient as always. What a joy it was to catch up late into the night as we took turns snuggling her newest baby girl. I smile at how our now twenty year-old friendship began: I was a college student,...
1 & 2 Peter: Week 1-Monday- Our Inheritance
I remember my grandma - Nana, as I loved to call her - talking to my mom about the importance of leaving an inheritance to her children and grandchildren one late evening when I was in high school. As a teenager, I remember thinking how silly that sounded. Why should...
An Introduction to 1 & 2 Peter
I am really looking forward to this new study through 1 & 2 Peter, and am excited that you have decided to join us! Here is a little background on Peter and the amazing transformation God did in his life. Originally Peter’s name was Simon, but Jesus changed it to...
TEN {1 & 2 Peter} Translations… NOW AVAILABLE!!!
Celebrate with us… our {1 & 2 Peter} Translations are available TODAY!!!! The internet is an amazing thing, amen?! Not a day goes by that we don’t thank God for the incredible opportunity He’s given us to inspire, encourage and equip women all over the world to...
1st & 2nd Peter Bible Study Materials Now Available!
Oh friends, We are less than a week away from starting our 1st & 2nd Peter study with you! Today I'm excited to share the reading plan and study guide for our upcoming study! All our materials are FREE and we have two simple ways for you to download them! * You...
Special Announcement: Jen Wilkin joins Love God Greatly!
Sweet friends, We are one week away from starting our 1 & 2 Peter study! If you haven't done so already, let me encourage you to reach out to a few friends and invite them to join you for these next eight weeks. It's going to be an amazing study....and besides,...
The beauty of community…
Thank you for joining us for the study Made for Community! Love God Greatly is a community with a deep love for God and a lasting desire to inspire, encourage, and equip each other and women from all over the world. As was mentioned in Wednesday’s blog post, for the...
Community in Action…Personal LGG Stories
For the last eight weeks, we have read, soaped, and discussed ‘Made for Community.’ Now we’d like to share about our Love God Greatly community of women! We connect with our Lord and each other by using our phones and computers. The majority of the team behind Love...
{Week 8} We Need Others…Putting God’s Word Into Action
This week here at LoveGodGreatly, we are having a special time of sharing how God has been working through our study in our LGG community groups! It's going to be a fun filled week of celebration and we can't wait to share all our stories with you!...
Are You Willing To Tell Others?
Are you familiar with Penn & Teller? They are two men who have been around for many years putting on magic shows. Penn Jillette is an outspoken atheist. After one of his shows a businessman came up to him and spoke very kindly about his show. He then told him that...
What if we stopped trying to decide if they’re worthy?
Kids often say what we adults are already thinking... but with words we wouldn't dare let come out of our mouths. "Why are they homeless? Don't they have jobs? Daddy has a job..." My husband had just walked in the door from delivering food to the homeless shelter...
(Week 7) For God So Loved the World…And We Should Too!
Oh friends, this is the message I so desperately want to get out into our communities... and our world. We live in a world that tells us we can somehow “earn” our way to heaven….as if we can ever come close to being “good enough” through our own strength, our own...
The End Is Near So What Should We Do?
The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received...
Made For Community {How To Find Community Right Where You Are}
True community. We all crave it, but it can be so difficult to find, can’t it?! We sat on wooden benches creaking under our weight. The music blaring next door ringing in our ears. Several different languages spoken all under one roof with names like Luganda...
{Living in Community in our Spheres of Influence}… Why aren’t we loving?
One thing was clear... It wasn't about her. Listen, her job wasn't fancy. My kids knew her as "the pretzel lady" at our local wholesale club. I knew her as the gentle soul whose kind eyes and generous smile comforted this weary mama every single time she humbly served...
Made For Love And Good Works
A few days ago I felt blah and unmotivated. I was frustrated by all the imperfections I saw in my life. The following day a friend of mine at church came up to me and started sharing about her week. We were experiencing the same feelings but instead of wallowing...
Different Gifts…Same Purpose
“Jesus works in community. For that reason, you find no personal pronouns in the earliest description of the church.”- Max Lucado Dare I say it? You. Me. Us…..we were made for this…. Each of us purposely unique, specially designed with certain gifts and abilities to...
Made For The Local Church
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers Acts 2:42 Welcome to week 5 of our Made for Community study. This week we are talking about the fact that we are made for the local church. Someone once...
{The Body of Christ} in action: We’re stronger together…
I could tell you story after story, starting back from the time I was a little girl... A bag full of groceries snuck in the backseat of our car during church. An offer for free childcare during a season of night classes. Church camp scholarship notifications year...
Dwell in Unity {Week 4: The Body of Christ}
Honestly, I don't care for anything dripping all over me... especially not anything sticky, gooey, or melty. I get plenty of that just being a mom {can I get an amen?!}. But, I do love this word picture of fragrant oil poured out on Aaron. It soothes and calms my...
We Were Made For Each Other (Week 4: The Body of Christ)
I LOVE these girls… I’ve had the pleasure… no, the blessing of being their DG Leader (Discipleship Leader) for five years! I have seen them grow from adorable pre-teens in the seventh grade to beautiful teenagers now in the eleventh grade…right before my eyes. Time is...
{Living in Community with our families} What will they remember?
I'm a do-er in this house. We moms have a constant pulse on what the state-of-the-home is at any moment, don't we? And we're not afraid to hold our own little press conferences and announce it to anyone who will listen. I'm a meal-making, schoolwork-checking,...
Living In Community With Our Families
Hey friends! Today we have a special guest post from one of my dear friends here in Dallas, Vanessa from kelliandvanessa.com. I just LOVE Vanessa's heart and her desire to help women...especially moms, pursue a life of love through the blog she co-founded with her...