Just when I finally think that I have this writing thing all figured out, I am stuck. S-T-U-C-K! Stuck! I can’t say it’s never happened before, but this time it is hitting me hard. Could I be becoming too comfortable—too overconfident–thinking I can just churn out a great article at ...
Read More »What is Unconditional Love?
“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we ...
Read More »Anything That Grows: Lessons from a Lawnmower
I was sitting here in my kitchen, working, when I noticed the grinding whirr of a lawnmower outside. A very familiar sound of summer—it’s grass cutting time. I live in a condo, so I am not the one who has to take on that responsibility (thankfully), but whoever holds that ...
Read More »Seeing Ourselves In Another’s Wrongs
Recently my husband and I visited with a home-bound couple whom we hadn’t seen in a while. *Rick’s wife had called, inviting us to bring the elements necessary to have communion with them. During our visit, Rick decided to share some very disturbing things about our nation that he felt ...
Read More »Embracing the Comfort of the Rod and Staff
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. (Psalm 23:1) …Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4) To a shepherd, the rod and staff were very important tools when tending sheep. The rod was a long, straight stick. It was a part of the shepherd, an ...
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