Fear and anxiety are a couple of hooded robbers working in tandem to take us hostage; binding us with a three-strand rope of worry, impatience, and despair. Next, they blindfold us to what we know to be true about God, all the while robbing us of our faith and God’s…
Read moreIt wasn’t just the month of March that came in like a lion this year, it’s been life in general. The roaring, the stalking, the being pounced on, yes, life can be overwhelming at times, downright scary. Worry, fear, and doubt can overwhelm us. When we worry, we believe more…
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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I would like to think we, the present day Church, are the Church Triumphant as the inspiring song by Bill and Gloria Gaither states. Sadly, many within the Church are asleep, have their heads in the sands of time, or are fearful and just don’t know how to defend their…
Read moreMy unknown future is in the hands of the all-knowing God. When I read this quote yesterday, I thought how poignant – for in all reality all of our future is unknown -to us. Only the all-knowing, all-powerful, all-loving God knows our future. But today, as I pray for a…
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