In our small church we have a young couple who have just had their first child, and the whole church joyfully shares their happiness. This past Sunday morning the young father had been asked to preach the sermon. Appropriately, he…
Her eyes search the crowd. She wonders at the way they follow casually, some eating chunks of bread, some laughing at a newly told joke, some gossiping about the man and his miracles like he is a million miles away…
She holds hope steady, most days, careful with every step. She keeps it close, far from eyes that would condescend, words that would weaken the flame of maybe… of some day. For she is the story heard too many times. …
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because…
Shame is an ugly mask. It can turn a beautiful, strong woman into a frail, sad, fearful, head-hanging one. I once read that shame goes beyond feeling guilty for WHAT you’ve done because it tears into your soul and condemns…
In Jeremiah’s era, war was everywhere, and the little country of Judah was right in the middle of it. Reading about this, I find myself enmeshed in the smells, sounds, and colors of his day, the wildness of the people,…