I got some news a while ago that threw me off guard. I wasn’t expecting it. My first response was, “What can I do? How can I fix this?” Even after sleeping on it, I’m still a bit unclear. Yet…
Why Do Bad Things Happen and How Do I Respond?
Tag: Christ
Thy Will Be Done
I was still a young bride in January of 1956. Along with the rest of the world, my husband and I were shocked and horrified when we heard of the deaths of the five missionaries (Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed…
How To See God ~ The Beatitudes, Part 7a
I want to see God. Then again, want might be the wrong word. “Want” implies that I’ll be able to go on with life without the desire fulfilled, doesn’t it? I want a pumpkin spice latte, for instance, but will…
How To See God ~ The Beatitudes, Part 7b
We find that when we take up our cross, when we deny ourselves to follow Him, He is already there before us ~ bearing the weight, filling us with His own life and the power of His resurrection. Jesus, giving…
Your Righteousness is Like the Highest Mountains
Psalm 36: 5~12 Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, Your justice like the great deep. You, Lord, preserve both people and animals. How priceless is Your unfailing…