Uncategorized Archives » Sondra Kraak https://sondrakraak.com/category/uncategorized/ Trails of Love and Grace Tue, 26 Nov 2013 21:39:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 102065200 Don’t Quench the Spirit https://sondrakraak.com/dont-quench-the-spirit/ Tue, 26 Nov 2013 21:39:44 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=813 Someone recently paid me a wonderful compliment about my writing. Since words of affirmation are my love language, I was deeply encouraged. I also realized something: I can’t not write. Words are the rhythm of my heart. Images form into words, and those words form into sentences–almost of their own accord. This is the way God has […]

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]]> 813 What’s Covering You? https://sondrakraak.com/whats-covering-you/ https://sondrakraak.com/whats-covering-you/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2013 20:23:15 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=804 Radiance. You can’t miss it. It’s like driving west during the evening hour and having the sun blind you with its horizon hurrah. Radiance exacts a response from us. In the case of the sun, I squint and put the sunshade down. In the case of the Son, I bow in worship. “I sought the […]

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]]> https://sondrakraak.com/whats-covering-you/feed/ 2 804 Ode to Autumn https://sondrakraak.com/ode-to-autumn/ https://sondrakraak.com/ode-to-autumn/#comments Thu, 19 Sep 2013 22:11:25 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=784 Fall. My favorite season. I close the open windows of summer and bask in the new quietness of the inside. The spicy aroma of cinnamon, apples, and cloves overcomes the sweet fragrances of snapdragons, lilies, and roses. Nature walks lead to pockets full of pinecones, acorn hats, and fallen seed pods. Tree limbs bow, yielding […]

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]]> https://sondrakraak.com/ode-to-autumn/feed/ 2 784 First and Second Things on the Third of May https://sondrakraak.com/first-and-second-things-on-the-third-of-may/ https://sondrakraak.com/first-and-second-things-on-the-third-of-may/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 20:26:23 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=727 First things first: Congratulations to Joi Converse April winner of Valley of Vision Second things second: April showers bring May flowers …And a new word: Church What is the church? How is the church part of God’s kingdom? What did John Calvin mean by the visible and invisible church? How should we think about the […]

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]]> https://sondrakraak.com/first-and-second-things-on-the-third-of-may/feed/ 1 727 Robbers and Champions https://sondrakraak.com/robbers-and-champions/ Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:38:24 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=715 Here’s a quick list – in no way comprehensive – of things that rob us of contentment or encourage us toward contentment. Some things are external, others are internal. Some things might be occasional robbers, but not universal. Other things (like insecurity) are universal robbers of contentment. Robbers Insecurity – It’s hard to be content […]

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]]> 715 Enter to Win: The Valley of Vision https://sondrakraak.com/enter-to-win-the-valley-of-vision/ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:29:07 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=704 April’s contest: Win a copy of The Valley of Vision For each comment you leave on my blog this month, you’ll be entered to win this Puritan prayer book. Click on the link above to read about it at Amazon. I love using this book to jump start my prayers.

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]]> 704 The Place of Contentment is at the Intersection of Touch and Word https://sondrakraak.com/the-place-of-contentment-is-at-the-intersection-of-touch-and-word/ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:37:11 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=697 “While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he […]

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]]> 697 The Start of a Definition https://sondrakraak.com/the-start-of-a-definition/ Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:53:08 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=690 Defining contentment can be like trying to sneak up on a squirrel. We can get close, but it darts away the second we’re about to pounce. Opening a dictionary can be a good start, but defining a concept goes beyond Webster. We can’t look to our own lives for a definition or we will get […]

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]]> 690 The Rest of Tubing Down God’s River https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-tubing-down-gods-river/ https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-tubing-down-gods-river/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:48:45 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=614 When you’ve had a long day and you want to rest, what do you do? Put your feet up? Read a book? Watch TV? Chat on the phone? Rest, to us, often means changing our activity from more strenuous to less or non-strenuous. If we were cooking, laundering, or doing chores around the house, rest […]

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]]> https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-tubing-down-gods-river/feed/ 2 614 Let There Be Light https://sondrakraak.com/let-there-be-light/ https://sondrakraak.com/let-there-be-light/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:31:04 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=485 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness but the darkness has not understood it. John 1:4, 5. […]

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