by Sarah Knight

My mom always used to tell me “remember to be who you are.” I have to admit that I would say, “I know, Mom, I will,” and I wouldn’t always make good on that promise in high school. I actually wasn’t even really sure what she meant by that.

by Sarah Knight

I have three sisters who are all basically the same size (myself included). Sometimes for Christmas my parents or other family members would get us four pieces of jewelry or four different color sweaters and just assume that we’d politely distribute them amongst ourselves in a ladylike manner.

by Sarah Knight

When I first read this passage, I’ll admit thinking, “Umm...this is kind of harsh.” God basically says to Solomon, stick with me and everything will be really, really good; but if you stray away, watch your back! But then I also think that if I was Solomon, I would stay on the straight and narrow because God warned me that if I didn’t, I’d become an object of mockery and ridicule among other nations.

by Sarah Knight

Have you ever been blown away by something God has done? To me, that would be a perfect synopsis for our reading today: Solomon was blown away by God and what He had done, giving them the ability to rebuild the temple.

by Sarah Knight

I got two big ideas out of the reading today. First, Solomon thanks God for “making good” on His promise to David to build the temple. Then the rest of his prayer is basically asking God to remain with Israel and guide them in the future.