by Space Welch | Jan 17, 2022 | Intimacy with Christ, Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Fighting my way through the sludge of distraction and discouragement, I found my way to the rocking chair with the small, round table set before it… a place of invitation for me. A place to sit, be still, gaze at the mammoth snowflakes adorning the forest...
by Space Welch | Jan 3, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
I spent almost the first half of my life believing the exact opposite of Romans 8:1-11. This sacred chapter opens with “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” I couldn’t even get past the first line. This was...
by Space Welch | Jan 3, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
A friend invited a few of us along to sojourn through Romans 8 during the month of January, encouraging us to write about it for the purpose of memorizing it, growing through it, and encouraging others to memorize and grow from it. I am extending my hand to you,...
by Space Welch | Dec 28, 2021 | Community and Discipleship, Miscellaneous Musings
Paul has been reminding us for the past couple-thousand years of how the Lord takes divided people and weaves us into one Body, His Church. He uses the term “the household of God” to describe us in the final verses of Ephesians 2, and it is His...
by Space Welch | Dec 19, 2021 | Celebration and Wonder, Miscellaneous Musings
I sat across the table from a friend who was both rejoicing and grieving, as only a Christian can do. She had brought me a gift, a Christmas present, to commemorate our meal and our friendship. I reached into the bag, pulling out a beautiful mug. On it, surrounded...
by Space Welch | Nov 16, 2021 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
I ran into an old friend today. He is suffering. Every time I see him he is suffering from physical and emotional maladies. His life seems to feel more and more hopeless as time moves along, and I just don’t really know what to say. It’s hard, but the...
