The Room of Grace is a safe place. It’s the place you go to take off all your masks and be yourself. As you walk through this door you know everyone accepts you even if you have visible sin and…
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. …
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,…
For the past several weeks I have been in the grip of yet one more attack of gout. For those of you who have never experienced this disease, give thanks. It is right up there with the pain of childbirth,…