By Ann O’Malley I sit in church listening to the sermon. I’ve been a committed Christian for more than fifty years, so most of what the pastor says is familiar. But I have an active mind. I hear his words,…
Questioning Authority
Tag: faithfulness
A Harvest of Righteousness
For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have…
God Speaks to the Solitary Life
When I was a very small child, my father would read to me every evening after dinner. We had a ritual. He had a large book of Mother Goose rhymes. The book was covered in a soft, blue fabric, and…
The God of Hope
We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please Himself, but…
Happy Independence Day!
Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. ~ John 8:36 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. For God did…