Posts by Jordan Roth
Grace
Northern Nevada is vast, almost at times beyond comprehension! We recently took a driving trip to Las Vegas for a soccer tournament and for the trip down decided to take the more populated route down southern Idaho and over through Salt Lake City. Parts of it were stunning! Mountains, canyons, rock formations! On the way home however, we decided to take a more direct route through northern Nevada. God’s creation was still on full display but what filled my thoughts…
WAITING FOR THE LORD
Psalms 27:13-14 I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Waiting is sometimes a hard concept to tackle. We have to wait for test results, wait in lines, wait for our next vacation. We just finished Christmas and we see through our kids how hard it is to wait to open gifts. The waiting can…
Compassion
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. Lamentations 3:22 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless. Matthew 9:36 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 When you hear compassion what are the first few words that pop into your mind? I asked the kids that question this week and they all…
Being Part of a Community
It seemed inevitable that sports would be a big part of our family life! A husband that wasn’t content with his years of high school sports proceeded to play years of ice hockey and softball. And when it comes to being a fan, any professional sports team that makes its home in Seattle has a devoted following in the Roth household! Eventually those passions filtered down to our children, taking root at different levels, but becoming a part of the…
The Light
For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light. For the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. Ephesians 5:8,9 Do you ever have a day, week, month where you feel like you are in the fog? Searching for the light, it is there but hard to see. There are so many reasons in life where we as Christians…
Let My Life Be The Proof of Your Love
Let my life be the proof of your love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. “If I sing, but don’t have love, I waste my breath with every song. I bring an empty voice, A hollow noise. If I speak with a silver tongue, Convince a crowd but don’t have love, I leave a bitter taste with every word I say, So…
Spiritual Habits
As I sit at home this morning (which doesn’t happen often) and look outside, I am reminded to take a deep breath and appreciate what’s around me. It only takes a few seconds to look around you. What makes me smile? What brings me joy? This morning it is seeing green grass, spring is coming, endless trees in the forest, I can hear our rooster crowing. These things are always here, just waiting for me to pause and notice. …
Faithful
Be faithful even to point of death, and I will give you the crown of life. Revelation 2:10 I was listening to the kindergartners at my kids’ school recite this memory verse one by one to me this morning and really thinking about the meaning of this verse and how deep it is. If you just look at the first half of the scripture, death sounds so final. I am so glad that the verse continues with the crown…