The call came from my father-in-law right after dinner. He and Wayne’s mom had been in a car accident. He had suffered some cuts and bruises. She was with Jesus. We had seen them two weeks earlier for Christmas when we made the 2,000-mile trek from where we lived in…
Read moreFinishing my impromptu “to do” list in the corner of my notebook for sermon notes, I looked up in time to see him. Anthony, holding his father’s hand, galloped slowly to the altar and tossed a dollar bill into the air. It float gently down into the offering box on…
Read moreThis past weekend, my husband and I worked on the parsonage house that we are working hard to get ready for our soon move in. While I worked on the inside, my husband spent the day working outside; picking up sticks, moving rocks, picking up litter and weed eating and…
Read more“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” Corrie Ten Boom That is a provocative question. For many of us, prayer is an afterthought, or something we do when facing a crisis. However, when we talk with God regularly, our relationship with Him deepens and we learn to recognize…
Read moreI caught myself humming and accidentally meditating on some lyrics from a favorite worship song – Hillsong’s Hosanna : Heal my heart and make it clean Open up my eyes to the things unseen Show me how to love like you have loved me Break my heart for what breaks…
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