Meet Tara L. Vinson
My "Present Tense" is the place where I process and write about my relationship with Him. That relationship was made possible through the redemptive work of Jesus on the cross. By His death and resurrection, I am saved from my sin and its consequences. I am saved to this relationship with Him, so to serve His people and to grow in godliness. My prayer is this shown in my relationships with others - my family, my church, my colleagues, my students, my friends.
God knows our hearts’ motives better than we know them ourselves. Why are we giving gifts? Why are we making such a fuss? Why are we exhausted and stressed and overwhelmed to such a point that we are just hoping to survive the holiday? —— For me, it was because I was celebrating something other than the Christ of Christmas.