‘ I’m getting tired of the buzz word authentic. If my sinful self is a harrowing storm and the spirit-child God created me to be is the waif with the shawl clutched tightly, leaning into the howling wind and pressing ever forward, it wouldn’t be too far off as far…
Read moreWe can get caught up with the New Year celebrations and resolutions being shared, thinking we need to come up with some big plans for the year ahead, but if this time of year finds you struggling just to keep going, don’t lose heart. For some people another resolution…
Read moreWhen we think about the first Christmas we tend to reflect on the central characters – Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the wise men. And we should. God can teach us so much through His work in their lives. But there are other people in the Christmas story that don’t…
Read moreDecember is the appointed time to contemplate Mary and her journey to an unaided birth in a barn. The urge to push overwhelms. A baby makes a way where there seems to be no way. Long before medication for pain, she feels every bit of nature’s course. When instinct takes…
Read moreJesus ~ Light of Life There is an opening in the dark clouds just big enough for the sun to pour through my living room window. Knowing it won’t last long, I am trying to soak it up and pour out its warmth into the writing of this devotion.…
Read more