When daylight declares one last “Hallelujah!” across the fading sky, my soul searches through the moments of the day. Life is fleeting, the days seem shorter as my years grow in greater number. How will I be remembered if I don’t see another sunrise? Will it be said of me…
Read moreHow often have I used the word hope like it’s a lucky charm? “Oh, I hope it works out,” “I hope she gets better,” “I hope I get to go.” Hope is not a wish sent off on the wings of an angel to some ethereal plane, nor is it…
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…
Read moreWorship is more than singing, praying, and reading my Bible. It’s how I live out my life. Yes, it’s an act of devotion and involves all those components, but my ambition isn’t to simply become skilled and proficient at doing things and then proclaim I have worshiped. My most holy…
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Life isn’t always sunshine and roses. There are also seasons of brokenness and trails that, in their wake, leave lives in a rubble. With every illness, death, tragedy, I hear people asking this question: “If God is good, why do people have to suffer? They don’t deserve this. Why…
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