by Mary Carver | Oct 26, 2012 | Faith Life, My Life
This picture? It’s the best picture my dear friend Amanda managed to take of me meeting Phil Vischer, founder of Veggie Tales and What’s in the Bible. So . . . yeah. I’m at Allume today and my brain is on overload. This means that the brilliant post...
by Mary Carver | Oct 21, 2012 | Faith Life
Scripture makes it so clear that being a perfectionist, placing faith in our own abilities or strength, is foolish. I love that! I’m thankful for the straightforward truth that reminds me I can’t possibly be perfect, because nobody is perfect. Indeed,...
by Mary Carver | Oct 12, 2012 | Faith Life, Family Life, marriage
In my high school Valentine’s Day was quite the floral spectacle. Like adolescent boys everywhere, my classmates knew that buying flowers on that infamous greeting card holiday was mandatory if they hoped for any chance of having a girlfriend on February 15....
by Mary Carver | Oct 9, 2012 | Faith Life
The Sunday after we left our church plant, we returned to our previous church home. We immediately began trying out Sunday school classes, looking for a new way to get involved, a new fit, a new family. Soon after, we met with one of the pastors to talk about why...
by Mary Carver | Oct 7, 2012 | Faith Life
Hebrews 10:14 tells us that, “For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” In other words we don’t have to keep striving for perfect. By sacrificing His son, Jesus, God has made all believers perfect. Like he said,...
