By Sarah Morrison
Former Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
I have long been fascinated by the orthodox Jewish tradition of wearing phylacteries. Leather boxes filled with Scripture are strapped to an individual’s left arm and forehead. These are worn during periods of prayer, and their design is to direct the wearer’s mind to God.…
By Sarah Morrison
Former Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Exodus 17 tells a story of Israel defeating Amalek against all odds. Up to this point in the book of Exodus, we observe a history of God calling Moses to do things out of the ordinary and then working miracles through them—a staff turns into a serpent, water spills from a rock, manna falls from heaven. Exodus…
By Sarah Morrison
Former Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
I was once given the advice to “steward your disappointments.” I thought that I understood it then, but I more certainly understand it now. I don’t have to talk about my own sufferings or disappointments in order to convey to you the weightiness and distress that come alongside difficulty.…
By Sarah Morrison
Former Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
We’ve all been through fires—burnt, scorned, and seared. And as long as our feet are planted on this earth, we will go through more. There is no shortage of suffering for this world to dole out to its inhabitants—relationships, jobs, and bodies have all been ravaged by a broken and dissonant world—a world that needs more of Jesus. …
