Although I have made a lot of progress toward grace, I must confess that I have not been able to free myself completely from some of the legalistic “rules” I was taught as a young believer. I suppose I am…
By Katie Heid My oldest son wants to be a comedian when he grows up. Currently, he’s learning from the best by watching my DVDs of Seinfeld. (If you do not think Seinfeld is the greatest show of all time, sit down, rethink…
By Sherma-Jacqueline Felix Over the years I have gotten myself caught in more snares and traps than I care to remember. And then there were the ones that satan also set up for me and I fell right in. But,…
Many moons ago, during college days, I worked part-time for a chaplain. I so admired her ~ the way she read deeply, was not afraid of hard conversations, and looked at the world with uninhibited compassion. If I had known…
By Katie Heid Every generation has one collective catastrophic event where all members can recall in detail where they were when a certain tragedy struck. My grandparents remember where they were when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. My parents and mother-in-law…