By Sherma-Jacqueline Felix Over the years I have gotten myself caught in more snares and traps than I care to remember. And then there were the ones that satan also set up for me and I fell right in. But,…
Bird Out of the Snare
Tag: guilt
Why We Don’t Have to Hide…
Many moons ago, during college days, I worked part-time for a chaplain. I so admired her ~ the way she read deeply, was not afraid of hard conversations, and looked at the world with uninhibited compassion. If I had known…
September 11: Then and Now
By Katie Heid Every generation has one collective catastrophic event where all members can recall in detail where they were when a certain tragedy struck. My grandparents remember where they were when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. My parents and mother-in-law…
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ~ Matthew 11:27-29 Jesus answered them and…
The Year of Finding Lost Things
(after Luke 4) These are the days of the weak, the lowly, the oppressed defying their chains, captivity taken captive. These are the days of the broken, the rejected, the dismissed holding heads high, shame scorned to silence. These are…