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: forgiveness
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…
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…
My Stronghold and Deliverer
Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle ~ He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge… Lord, what is man, that You look…