“Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.” Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” Jesus answered, “Will…
Read more1 O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God Psalm 83:1(NIV) The teacher is silent during a test. I’ve heard this quote often in sermons and testimonies. The teacher in me recognizes the truth in the statement. At the end of…
Read morePs 32:7 7 You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah NIV The farther I go, and grow- the less I know… When I was yet young in my faith, I believed that my faith was…
Read moreI sit on the little bench pulled close to the keyboard. My heart is pounding; my hands shaking. I have practiced the music for hours. I know the notes, the rhythm. She sits close beside, this teacher who is friend – filled with such grace and kindness. I fumble my…
Read moreThe belt came through the last loop with a loud whip-like crack. First, it pounded the sidewalk like a warning. Then as his angry words were being lashed out, the belt came across the back of my legs. I tried to out run my Dad’s thundering wrath, but my 8-year-old…
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