Tag Archives: Beauty

Love endures… | Our Single Purpose

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Carrie K

“Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” 1 Corinthians 13:6-8a True Love endures. It perseveres. It never gives up. This love is not the ooey-gooey kind of … Continue reading →

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Death is Defeated.

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Carrie K

John Mark McMillan – Death In His Grave (Live performance video from Threshing Floor Studios in Lincolnton, NC) Though the Earth cried out for blood Satisfied her hunger was Her billows calmed on raging seas For the souls of men … Continue reading →

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Does Your Life Reveal the Character of God?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Carrie K

Do people understand more of God’s mercy because of the way I respond to their mistakes? Do people understand more of God’s holiness because of my high ethical standards? Do people understand more of God’s patience because of the time … Continue reading →

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Woman.

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Carrie K

Excerpt from “The Essence of Femininity: A Personal Perspective” by Elisabeth Elliot in Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood edited by Piper and Grudem. The first woman was made specifically for the first man, a helper, to meet, respond to, surrender … Continue reading →

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Longing…

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Carrie K

“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of … Continue reading →

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The Perfection of Beauty

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Carrie K

Beauty is sold in exchange for a “dime” Nothing to attract us to You, yet we worship Your creation as “fine” Captivated by it’s forbidden fruit Pleasing our senses, so we suppress the truth And eat the lie Media’s fig … Continue reading →

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Gardening

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Carrie K

“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me … Continue reading →

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On acquiring wives…

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Carrie K

“An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.” Proverbs 12:4 We’ve been studying through Deuteronomy at my church on Sunday mornings. This past Sunday we looked at chapter … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Things

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Carrie K

“Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.” Psalm 34:5 Oh, the things we go through to be beautiful—plucking, waxing, brushing, gelling, coloring, brightening, concealing… I realize these things aren’t bad in themselves (and … Continue reading →

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Puzzle Pieces

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Carrie K

“He [Jesus] answered, ‘Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two … Continue reading →

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