The Saturday Sandwiched Between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection
Sorrowful. Traumatized. Devastated. This is what Mary, Jesus’ mother, may have been feeling the day after He died. I think back to how I...
Run, Walk, Crawl, or be Carried. Just Come.
Deep Need I felt it as a young mom, pregnant, with a 2 ½-year-old. At 12 weeks along, I went to the doctor. No heartbeat. I was...
Celebrate February
It’s February! Valentine’s Day. Presidents Day. Black History Month. But why stop there? Yesterday, February 1, was National Dark...
A Christmas Mystery. A List. Peace.
Some things are difficult to understand. Even the Christmas story, with its message of hope, contains an aspect of mystery. Do you...
The Turkey and I
The turkey arrived, warm, on its plate And I, with my appetite But the empty chairs, just sat and stared And mourned for the guests not...
Inescapable loss. All-Sufficient God.
Loss. This week it will penetrate every life. Whether the bitter loss of seeing your candidate lose in the national elections tomorrow,...
Wealthier than You Realize
Inside, my husband and I worked on our computers. Outside, heavy machinery excavated for an addition to our home. “The internet is down,”...
Desiring God
What creates a motivation for God—to know Him more fully and to follow Him more completely? Is it blessings we receive? Or is it the...
Fear. Purpose. Beauty.
Don’t you love the relevancy of truth in changing circumstances? It was early 2011 when I wrote the text used on pages 4-5 of God’s...
God Prepares Your Way
I admit it. There are times I doubt God’s goodness. Maybe not verbally. But doubts busily silence truth and insert lies. It especially...
