by Jeanne Harrison | Sep 10, 2022 | Family Ministry, Magazine
Back-to-school season has a way of bringing out the best and worst in me. The best? I get organized and hyper-attentive to my kids. Good food, clean clothes, long conversations. The worst? I get organized and hyper-attentive to my kids. Neurotic micro-managing,...
by Jeanne Harrison | Sep 10, 2022 | Christian Life, Magazine
Everyone has a public life and a private life. I used to believe the more these two spheres were the “same,” the more authentic the person. John Smith is publicly generous and privately generous. He’s the real deal! But that’s not necessarily true. I’m not the exact...
by Jeanne Harrison | Jun 3, 2022 | Christian Life, Message Series
The soul is like a wild animal – tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, self-sufficient. It knows how to survive in hard places. But it is also shy. Just like a wild animal, it seeks safety in the dense underbrush. If we want to see a wild animal, we know that the last...
by Jeanne Harrison | Apr 23, 2022 | Christian Life, Message Series
I think sometimes we assume we’re strong, when we’re really just arrogant. A few weeks ago, I got in a fight with my husband, and the more I raged, the stronger I felt. How dare you disagree with me! How dare you speak into my life like that! It felt powerful to...
by Jeanne Harrison | Feb 5, 2022 | Christian Life
The year he was diagnosed with leukemia, Levi started sitting on his dad’s shoulders. Every Sunday I watch them walk into church – Pete down below, quietly unassuming, and four-year-old Levi bobbing along above. They’ve been doing it for over a year now. I’m not...
