This week I took a metaphorical walk down memory lane and rearranged the bits and pieces in my cedar chest. The task was long overdue. Over the decades, I had tossed items in without labels and without regard for their fragile nature. I had taken items out and replaced them…
Read moreThroughout time God has watched And listened to His children as they Came to him with tear streaked faces And questioning eyes He has watched sadly and sometimes Quietly as they left His presence With heavy hearts and shoulders slumped Thinking He hadn’t heard their petitions He has closed his…
Read more“So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,…
Read moreI hung up the phone and couldn’t help but wonder, “where has the joy gone?” Like many people, my sister friend whom I was talking to on the phone was overpowered by her stress and grief that joy was nowhere to be found. She had the life that she had…
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It’s a sad promise that we WILL go through the overwhelming waters and the burning fire. The verse above doesn’t say “if,” it says “when.” Jesus said, “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you WILL have many trials and sorrows.…
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