and spiritual Archives - Erin Whitmer

Is Busyness Killing Your Marriage?

February 27, 2017

In Who’s Targeting Your Marriage? I brought up the idea that our marriages have a target on their back because they’re important to God’s kingdom. As this series continues, I’m addressing the five ways Satan gets a foothold in our marriage, and how he saunters into our bedroom – sometimes with our inadvertent permission. So far we’ve covered Selfish Ambition, Temptation, Comparison, and Unity. ... View Post

Is Your Marriage United?

February 22, 2017

In Who’s Targeting Your Marriage? I brought up the idea that our marriages have a target on their back because they are important to God’s kingdom. As this series continues, I’m addressing the five ways Satan gets a foothold in our marriage, and how he saunters into our bedroom – sometimes with our inadvertent permission. So far we’ve covered Selfish Ambition, Temptation, and Comparison. Number ... View Post

Four Steps To Remembering You’re Blessed

Have you even forgotten you’re blessed? I have. And it was only days ago. But here’s what I’ve discovered since. I was standing in the checkout aisle at Home Depot. As the cashier scanned the three blue rolls of painting tape, he asked how I was doing. I muttered something, maybe along the lines of…

Baggage Claim: Dealing With Doubt

We’re in the middle of my series addressing the baggage we can carry as we walk along in this journey following Christ. In week one, I introduced the idea of baggage. Last week we talked about the Trinity of Self as our first bag. This week we’re addressing doubt. Have you ever watched a child wait in…

The Gift of Faith (How to Receive It)

After Noah’s injury as an infant, seizures ravaged his body for over a year. On his worst day he had 32; I remember not only because it was the highest number we’d seen but because the day before had been nearly perfect as we let him splash in the kiddie pool for the first time.…