I’ve Seen the End of You
The last several years have brought introductions to medical tests, procedures, surgeries, treatments, and hospitals I had not ever known before. The tension between medical diagnoses and faith is a difficult one. How does one balance what one hears - the facts - with...
A Better Year
The start of a new year begins with a return to the devotional "Settle My Soul" by Karen Ehman and Ruth Schwenk. Our group will finish this devotional book and I truly cannot recommend it enough. ~*~* We began with reading Psalm 119:71 and Hebrews 5:8: "My suffering...
One Word 2020
Come the month of November, I begin to wonder if there will be a One Word for the new year. As I start to pay close attention, a thought, theme, Scripture, or word repeatedly grabs my attention. "Faith" was the word of the year in 2014 as one in our family heard a...
One Step at a Time
Just a few days ago, we ushered in a new year and a new decade. A fresh expanse of time spread out before us. Many wrote down goals, resolutions, or their “One Wordâ€. Out came brand new planners and calendars with boxes yet unfilled, waiting for activities to be...
Going Out, Not Knowing
"He went out, not knowing where he was going." (Hebrews 11:8) Have you ever "gone out" in this way? If so, there is no logical answer possible when anyone asks you where you are going. The only thing you know is that God knows what He is doing. Continually examine...
Come, Lord Jesus
It was the sixth and final week in the study, "True Light For Everyone", the perfect time to bring the study to a close and take a breather ... ~*~*~ We began the week in Matthew 2:1-6 which brought several thoughts: Time. Matthew tells us "about that time" some wise...