Christa Allan

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“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Galations 2:20
Die to myself?
No, not me. My “self” is on life support, and I continue to stubbornly refuse to pull the plug. During a crucifixion moment, I need to be DNR. I need to choose to ignore the cures [...]

During our recent trip to Vegas, I watched the intense focus, the sagging milky-faced desperation, and the frenzied pushes of the slot machine buttons by the motley crew littered through billion dollar casinos. Towers of chips trembled their way from player to dealer. Were these people completely oblivious to their surroundings? How did they think [...]

“Questions About Angels”
by Billy Collins
Of all the questions you might want to ask
about angels, the only one you ever hear
is how many can dance on the head of a pin.
No curiosity about how they pass the eternal time
besides circling the Throne chanting in Latin
or delivering a crust of bread to a hermit on earth
or guiding [...]

If you’re the mother of a teenager daughter (or daughters–mercy), and you’re wondering why God hasn’t extended you the offer of a sacrificial altar, sit on your hands until they reach their 20s.
The day will come when you find yourself no longer dreaming of buying them one-way tickets to a deserted island. In fact, the [...]

This seems to be God’s recurring message to me, which is a clear indication that I’m not following directions.
Being still is contrary to my nature. Even when I’m still, my foot’s tapping, my leg’s swinging, I’m doodling, and/or counting ceiling or floor tiles. Sitting in a movie theatre can be excrutiating because a) I can’t [...]

Whatever invaded my body for the past 48 hours took leave sometime overnight. I woke up this morning feeling almost human, which is how I feel most mornings, so that would mean that we’re back to business as usual.
Just for the record, I have NINE days before school starts. NINE. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. That’s counting today, so [...]

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My friend Jo-Anne Clough sent me this in an email because she thought it would be right up my blog-alley, and she was right. The most awesome aspect of Jo-Anne and I being friends is that we’ve never met! Well, not face-to-face, just email to email, phone-to-phone, [...]

[Note: Long post. Get coffee now.]
Over twenty-five years ago, I couldn’t have imagined that Sarah or I would have the opportunity to share this chapter in her life.
Because of technology, I have a way to share her story. But it’s only because of the grace and generosity of our loving Father that Sarah has a [...]

Beautiful young woman, yes? She almost wasn’t.
Meet Gianna Jessen. Abortion Survivor.
Born 18 hours after her biological mother was injected with a saline solution to induce a chemical abortion, Gianna weighed two pounds and suffered severe injuries resulting in cerebral palsy.
Please read Randy Alcorn’s post about her and her thoughts on the upcoming election.

Battle at Kruger: Hang on until the finish. It’s worth the wait.

Britains Got Talent - Final - Andrew Johnston HQ

With thanks to Tina Howard at spaghettipie and Mark Goodyear at goodwordediting for reminding me how blessed I am, from whom those blessings flow, and the flow does not have to stop with me. The screen will go black toward the end, but keep watching.

I’m HERE today!

Now, before you go all “hit the delete button, Christa’s lost her last marble” on me, LISTEN to the words in this video. Yes, the images are disturbing; they’re supposed to be. Maybe the delivery isn’t what’s in your comfort zone, maybe KanYe’s beat makes you twitch, and maybe imagining inner-city Jesus is a tough [...]

From Zondervan Blog:
“Un.orthodox: church. hip-hop. culture. by Tommy Kyllonen is a Finalist in the 2008 Outreach Awards. Un.orthodox is written by a man who is both a hip-hop artist and lead pastor of the first church ever to target hip-hop culture.  Un.orthodox shares unique, inside perspectives on how to reach today’s urban culture with the message of Jesus. ”
Read a sample chapter [...]