Of Mercy, Grace, & Prayer
We started the week with Genesis 43:11-17, where we find Jacob resigned and agreeing to send Benjamin back to Egypt. We hear in his words an attitude of defeat. Of hopelessness. He must have stood and watched as his sons went off into the distance - unsure of whether...
On Homes and Shelters
What a difference a week makes! We are all learning to cope with new limitations and strategies. Our “normal†activities have now become abnormal, while we adjust to our new normal. As we wonder if life will return to normal any time soon, we are becoming used to...
A Life of Faith
"He went without knowing where he was going." (Hebrews 11:8, NLT) "Living a life of faith means never knowing where you are being led. But it does mean loving and knowing the One who is leading ... A life of faith is not a life of one glorious mountaintop experience...
Tomorrow
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Tomorrow. These days we are now experiencing are a bit unsettling if we are honest. Words like 'unprecedented' and 'historical' are being...
Twenty Seconds to Pray
It was a morning like many other mornings except this one was the most different from any other morning yet experienced in my life. Pulling into the parking lot, I prepared to enter. Putting disposable rubber gloves on, I pulled clorox wipes from the dispenser to wipe...
“Inhale Spirit – Exhale Flesh”
In recent days, I have had several conversations with different people and the subject at hand was “fearâ€. We often use other words to describe our feelings – like worry, concerns, anxiety – in an effort to avoid the use of the word “fearâ€. Our fears, if...