Lori Stanley Roeleveld, Disturber of Hobbits

We are those who refuse to skim across the surface of faith. I write for all of us who have been unsettled from comfortable places and moved to follow Jesus into the adventure of our times. I, like you, seek the courage and confidence to carry on for Christ. When I find it, I share it here.—Heb. 10:39

Blogger, Jesus-follower. Making comfortable Christians continually late for dinner. Part-time giant-slayer.
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O, Me, Of Little Faith

Lately I’ve been noticing the invisible people in Bible stories. Recently, it was a whole crowd who had previously managed to elude my view. Who were these people? These ones who came out to the wilderness to hear John the Baptist, to repent of their sins, and to be baptized? In all my years reading God’s Word, my focus has always been on John but now, I wondered about all of these. They’re mentioned in all four gospels, this nameless, faceless throng so affected by the words of this wild prophet, this precursor to Christ, this way preparer, this path… Read More