Willing
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Willing. My Bible dictionary tells me "willing" means "to be inclined or favorably disposed in mind; accepted by choice or without reluctance." The second...
Humanity, Deity, & Hope
Life brings us situations which test our faith in God. In just a few days time, I can wonder about medical tests, job openings, the state of the world, and the cynicism found on twitter. An hour of news can remind me there are earthquakes, fires, people snatching...
Kindnesses, Death, and Comfort
This month of July, our morning group will be using Settle My Soul by Karen Ehman & Ruth Schwenk. We all need to make time, as the authors of the devotional point out, to: savor the Savior align our thoughts with His Word and discover the peace which Jesus has for...
Robins, Finances & A Lesson on Waiting
It was a beautiful morning with the sun brightly shining, the trees budding, and the robins busily hopping about on the front lawn. I watched as a robin carefully took teeny pieces of twigs and flew away. A few minutes later, she returned for another piece of twig,...
Never Been A Day
“On the day the Lord gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the Lord …†(Joshua 10:12, NLT) On the very day of victory, Joshua prayed. Joshua prayed for the sun to stand still so there would be more daylight and Israel would be better...
Closer Than You Think
"But Jesus spoke to them at once. "Don't be afraid, " he said. "Take courage. I am here!" (Matthew 14:27, NLT) "When the disciples saw Jesus in the middle of their stormy night, they called him a ghost. A phantom ... To them the glow was anything but God. And because...