As far back as my memories can take me, I can remember not knowing who I was, what I was doing, or where I belonged. In those days, my little girl heart longed for an identity, but there was emptiness…
Who Am I?
Category: Encouragement
A Story within a Story or a Nested Story (part 2):
My Dilemma, Anne’s Road
As most of us have experienced occasionally, after having read an interesting book or story, we stumble upon a “follow up” and it is more like an afterthought ~ a slight taste, but not as pungent as the first one. …
A Poem For You This Christmas: The Innkeeper
Jake’s wife would have been fifty-eight The day that Jesus passed the gate Of Bethlehem, and slowly walked Toward Jacob’s Inn. The people talked With friends, and children played along The paths, and Jesus hummed a song, And smiled at…
Experiencing the Power of God’s Love
By Christina Patterson Jesus loves you. No, I’m really serious. Jesus loves you. I know you have heard it from your Sunday school teacher, your Christian friend, in that chain email you got the other day, and from that bumper…
The Beatitudes: Part 4 ~ Giving Up
I love to catch my dad in a talkative mood because he always says something to make me think. A conversation we had a few weeks ago was no exception. We were having our morning coffee and talking about churches…