From the journal of Niki Schemanski Oh how the spirit is opening my eyes to the rejection and misunderstanding the Lord Jesus suffered while on Earth. It didn’t only come on the night of the cross; it came almost continually throughout his 3 years of His ministry. It came from his disciples, from the Pharisees, […]
Faith
God’s Son On Earth
God’s son on earth, Born an ignoble birth,Wrapped in swaddling clothes, Ten fingers, ten toes.The true Son of Man, For whom God had great plans,Through His blood alone, Would man’s sin be attoned. It was this babe, so perfectly formed, That felt the full weight, of God’s wrath and His scorn.For you and for I, […]
Me or God?
Every Sunday millions of Christians across the globe make there way into some form of a church building and are presented with the choice to worship “me” or God. We may not see it as such but that’s the truth. There’s no neon signs pointing “this way to worship of yourself” or “this way to […]
I can have everything I want!
John 15:7 (NLTSE) “…you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!” Many of us are familiar with these words of Jesus in the gospel of John. We read them and think about how much God loves us and that he desires to give good gifts to us as his children. Generally […]
My Favorite Painting
I was just laying on the couch enjoying a relaxing moment while Elliana was napping and Nya was finishing her bath with Daddy. I’m a woman and don’t have a “nothing box” (those of you who’ve watched “Laughing Your Way To A Better Marriage” know what I’m talking about), so my mind does not shut […]
The Greatest Day In History
“The greatest day in history, death is beaten, you have rescued me. Shout it out – Jesus is alive!” These are the opening lyrics from one of my latest favorite songs “Happy Day”, and they’re still resounding in my head after leading worship on Easter Sunday. Personally, Easter is my favorite holiday. On Good Friday […]
So We’re Moving?
Well many of you have heard the news that these Shenanigans are headed to the midwest. For those that haven’t, guess what? We’re moving to Michigan! Everyone that has found out has asked the same reasonable and expected question, “Why?” It’s been interesting trying to convey exactly why we feel like we’re making this move […]
Just another mushy blog from the wife & mom…
So I’m pretty sure I don’t totally understand the whole concept of blogging and what it’s all for… so forgive me if I don’t necessarily follow the right blogging etiquette. The last time I tried to blog I uploaded 26 pictures (which didn’t end up loading correctly, and why not?) and Ty informed me that […]
Why Jesus Loves Cheerios
This morning we had a special speaker at church (Gary Hinke), and he gave me a handful of Cheerios in the middle of the service. He convinced us that if we don’t eat Cheerios we need to at least be like them. As christians we’re called to be holy just like Cheerios… and the same […]