by marlastanley | Oct 7, 2010 | Learning, Marriage, Ministry Life, Personal, Spiritual Life, Uncategorized
“I [the LORD] will CLEANSE you from ALL your impurities and from ALL your idols. I will GIVE you a new heart and PUT a new spirit in you; I will REMOVE from you your heart of stone and GIVE you a heart of flesh” -Ezekiel 36:25-26 The promise God has made...
by marlastanley | Sep 30, 2010 | Learning, Ministry Life, Personal, Spiritual Life, Uncategorized
There are so many days when I review my thoughts, my actions, my behavior, and I just want to quit. Quit talking, quit acting so terribly. I think sometimes that it would be better for the sake of Christ if I would just quit. Yet, God wants me here. He wants me...
by marlastanley | Sep 24, 2010 | Learning, Personal, Spiritual Life, Uncategorized
This was such a good reminder for me this morning, and great practice to re-hash it as I wrote about it in my journal that I had to post it here, hopefully for you to digest along with me. We all need a little LOT OF refuge in our lives… Psalm 62 (emphasis added) 1 My...
by marlastanley | Sep 16, 2010 | Learning, Spiritual Life, Uncategorized
This morning I was reading in 1 Samuel 15. Saul is given a specific task that he only partially carries out. He directly disobeyed the Lord. Later in the chapter, Samuel confronts him with these words, (verse 22) “Has the LORD as much delight in burnt...
by marlastanley | Sep 15, 2010 | Crafting, Home, Learning, Life in Korea, Personal, Uncategorized
I have been working for the last few weeks, with the help of a great friend (Karen Davis), to create slip covers for our couch pillows. The back pillows are striped with red, blue, and green; while the throw pillows are floral with a funky fringe around the edges....
by marlastanley | Aug 25, 2010 | Friends, Home, Learning, Life in Korea, M^3, Marriage, Ministry Life, Personal, Uncategorized
I have been waiting for this day for a long time! Today I am 25 on the 25th of August. To be honest, it kind of snuck up on me—when I was younger I dreamt about this day, and in the past few years (and especially crazy months), it simply escaped my mind. This day was...
