Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the…
Read moreThe small wooden music box sat on the floor beneath the living room window in our apartment – a perfect perch for a tiny girl watching for her Daddy to come home from work. Every afternoon I waited, straining to catch a glimpse of him walking toward home. Larger than…
Read moreGod’s word is meant to change our lives. James wrote in chapter 1, “if all we do is hear God’s word, we are deceiving ourselves.” Last year, our pastor gave us a challenge in August—a 90 day challenge that was to affect our lives in such a way we…
Read moreWe need it. We had some recently—powerful . . . surging . . . cleansing rain! The skies rumbled with thunder–but we need more…. In 2010 I left for Honduras on my first of many mission trips. Tetanus shot received, bags were waiting to have the dust knocked off, I…
Read moreThe 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…
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