Don’t you love how the Word of God ~ like His compassion/lovingkindness ~ is new every morning? (Lamentations 3:22-23) Don’t you love it when we read something very familiar and then out of the blue, it seems, the Holy Spirit…
Let me warn you that it’s long and meandering and doesn’t have a tidy ending. I have to also preface it with this: I’ve been unsure of the right timing or way to share these thoughts, because there are so…
This year my youngest child will be fifty-seven. He is a strong and caring man of many concerns and responsibilities. Yet, when I look at him, there is still a picture in the back of my mind of a mischievous,…
By Ann O’Malley I hate crying. It’s wet and messy, and it feels like a total loss of control. I grew up as a sensitive child in a large family where tears were severely frowned upon. During those turbulent years…
By Lynette Samuels Apostle Paul wrote a good portion of the New Testament. He had already faced much controversy and dissension from Jewish leaders when the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me…