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<p>For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45 I have truly never thought about this word&#8230; RANSOM. I have honestly never pondered the idea of ransom, how it relates to Christmas and the reality that Jesus &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2019/12/16/the-ultimate-christmas-purchase/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>This spring our lives revolve around baseball.  Three fields on which three boys play two games each week with one practice in between.  That is a lot of time in bleachers and equates to a lot of Big League Chew. But it also means a lot of cancelled games.  Rainy games don&#8217;t happen in baseball. &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2015/04/13/the-game-has-been-cancelled/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></

<p>I should have known the morning of my 7th grade in-school detention.  I had a problem. There I sat, confined by glass, in the main hallway of my small-town middle school, writing this sentence all day long: &#8220;The gum chewing student and the cud chewing cow both look-alike somehow.  But there is a difference.  Oh, &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2014/10/27/the-reason-i-gave-up-gum/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</spa

<p>For it is necessary that temptations come&#8230;. Matthew 18:7 I wish I could say that I don&#8217;t struggle anymore with body image. I wish I could say that in Christ I am 100% confident in who He created me to be and my external appearance doesn&#8217;t matter to me. I wish I could say that &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2012/10/01/that-darn-scale/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>My mind is swirling about the beginning of school.  Is yours? And when asking God where He would like us to begin our &#8220;Prayin&#8217; Up Our Babies&#8221; series, I hear from Him.  Loud and clear. The first prayer for my children&#8217;s school year, begins with me. Confession. Therefore confess your sins to one another and &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2012/08/08/prayin-up-our-babies-confession/">Continue reading <span class="met

<p>I have shared before that my mouth can be so sassy. Quick and snippy. Ask my husband. Ask my boys. They will tell you. I am not shy about this confession anymore. Two reasons&#8230; (A) I know God&#8217;s power is made perfect in my weaknesses, therefore I will boast all the more {2 Cor. 12:9} &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2012/01/23/confessions-from-a-sassy-mouth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>We are in the thick of busy around here. Campus Crusade &#8211; busy. School-age children &#8211; busy. Fall sports &#8211; busy. Caring for Mamaw &#8211; busy. Fall is our craziest time of year. Not to mention, the kitchen sink is clogged, we&#8217;re going out of town, the yard needs mowing, I&#8217;m co-chair of a 5K&#8230;I &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/09/23/when-busy-gets-your-best/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&

<p>An excellent wife who can find? &#8211; Proverbs 31:10 Last night turned ugly. The evening started very well. Cool weather. A pot of soup on the stove. Brent walked in the front door to a happy wife in the kitchen and happy kids playing in the back yard. We all sat at dinner and shared &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/09/10/the-fall-of-june-cleaver/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>I had every intention of writing a different post today. I even started typing it. But the Lord whispered in my soul&#8230;You&#8217;re ignoring me. So here the deal. What is it with me and anger lately? A few nights ago, I went to visit a friend. We sat on her front porch watching our kids &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/09/03/flying-off-the-handle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>As I am planning for an upcoming speaking event, my dear friend Sue has been gracious enough to guest post on Cup Of Joe today. Full of the Holy Spirit, wife and mom of three, Sue writes an incredible blog at LivingFreeInHim.blogspot.com. This post, Hallways of Regret, spoke to quiet places in my heart. Have &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/08/18/hallways-of-regret-a-guest-post/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span><

<p>I lay in bed last night, Brent slowly making his way from the couch downstairs. I could hear him piddling, checking in on the boys, adjusting the air conditioner setting. I knew I had an extra couple of minutes with the Lord. Just us. &#8220;So Lord, what if it is tomorrow? With all of this &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/05/21/so-what-if-it-is-today/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>A couple of weeks ago, my pastor did a series on The Lord&#8217;s Discipline: The Gracious Gift That Nobody Wants. He said, &#8220;if I sat in a room with a hundred people and asked the question,What are you grateful for today?, people would go on and on talking of the Lord&#8217;s blessing and favor. His &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/04/14/thankful-for-discipline/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span><

<p>Spring Break 2011 is coming to a close. The family and I had the great privilege of staying a week with eighty college students in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was so powerful. And I learned so much. But what I learned, God didn&#8217;t reveal during devotionals or morning quiet times scheduled for our students. No. &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2011/03/19/dear-god-dont-let-me-be-a-diva/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</s

<p>Yesterday it was very clear to me&#8230;apart from Christ I can do nothing. N O T H I N G. John 15:5. My life verse. Well, I guess if you count snapping at my children, discouraging my husband and making a complete fool of myself, I guess that is something. Maybe I should rephrase &#8230; &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2010/11/10/i-have-one-thing-going-for-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>There was a time in my life when I stood outside, looking in on the Christian way of life. I was an onlooker. Through the window I could see joy, deep joy, peace, freedom, authentic laughter and meaningful friendships. Christians were fascinating to watch. But I was just that&#8230;a watcher. An outsider. By choice. I &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2010/10/28/in-spite-of-cussing-and-southern-comfort/">Continue reading <span class="meta-

<p>Rebuke. &#8220;The word itself doesn&#8217;t sound very kind. But it is. Rebuke is meant to help you see yourself with accuracy.&#8221; &#8211; Ted TrippLooking at myself with accurate eyes can be painful. And ugly. But this week the Lord is guiding me through the mucky waters of my inner self; reviewing the attitudes and intentions &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2010/10/21/with-sober-judgement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">

<p>I have an emotional connection to this image. There is seriously a light-hearted, running joke on Facebook about how many people have seen me at Target lately. It&#8217;s true.I love the place. In a very unhealthy way. The Lord has revealed a few painful things this past week. My hidden sin.So, today, I confess. No &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2010/10/07/a-target-obsession/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></s

<p>I was queen of the sin cycle. We are talking years of bondage to the same habitual sin &#8211; over and over. And yes, I was even a Christian. But the enemy had such a foot hold in my life, and I loved my sin so dearly, that I convinced myself that I was too &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2010/06/22/queen-of-the-sin-cycle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p>

<p>Yesterday morning I sat down to do my Proverbs study. The emphasis of the study is The Family Living From Proverbs. Yesterday the topic was The Source of Our Words. So I am meaning to look up Proverbs 16:2. I have my journal in hand, and I begin to copy&#8230;. Pride goes before destruction, a &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2010/06/06/a-goldfish-carton-and-the-wrong-proverb/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></sp

<p>Well, I had every intention of writing about Summer Sanity #7 this morning, but the Lord had other plans. Last night, I kept having a dream about a Bible verse. It was so crazy. When does that ever happen? So I thought it best to investigate. This was the verse&#8230;James 5:16 says, Therefore, confess your &hellip; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://beckycrenshaw.com/2010/06/01/a-braveheart-moment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a></span></p