Nature was a big part of our childhood. We loved to be outside, so it was a thrill when we moved out of the city to a new subdivision springing up from land that had grown crops and fed horses and cows for over a century. A small creek ran ...
Read More »Lessons from a Hidden Letter
Someday, in God’s perfect timing, everything will be revealed. All of our deeds, good and evil, will come into the light on that day. I remember the story about the day that an act of love from my grandmother to her son came to light. My father was her only ...
Read More »This is the War
One week before Halloween last year, the neighbor across my house erected a purple inflatable witch with a black hat on the top and green fingers like craws stretching out in the front yard. This is the beginning of my fighting of prayer. Every morning, I walked by and prayed ...
Read More »The Bible Has Been Labeled “Unsuitable”
What many Christians believe to be the inspired Word of God is now sixth on a list of 10 books considered to be “…most challenged and called to be banned in libraries,” in the words of Christian Post reporter, Stoyan Zaimov, because of its content and appropriateness. It has been ...
Read More »Glory: Heavier Than the Weight of the World on Your Shoulders
The Hebrew word for glory comes from the root word kabad, meaning: “to be heavy, to be honored, to be made heavy, be honored, enjoy honor, be made abundant, to get oneself glory or honor, gain glory.” Oddly, that doesn’t resonate with our typical translation of glory when we read ...
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