It’s Good Friday. How can something so dark be good? So traumatic? So brutal. Bloody and violent and yet good? The “good” in this day is centered around the sacrifice of our Lord. Our past, present and future sins were place upon Him and willing He took them. He paid the price for…
There have been days when the daily pressures of this life seem to squeeze until there is no place for all the pent up emotions to go but – OUT! I forget the pressure release valve and well – “there she blows!” When priorities are right – when my life is flowing from the right…
Recently, talking with someone, I commented, “So if I hear you correctly…you believe that the only way you can know God’s pleasure is if you serve and DO everything correctly?” I asked, ” Are you tired, yet?” This young person was indeed exhausted and in a desperate place with nowhere to turn for help. As…
One year, as a little girl, I had my heart set on receiving a unique gift for Christmas. I’m convinced I would have been satisfied to accept it and nothing else. All I wanted was a large jar of whole dill pickles! Ha! I loved pickles that much and still do. To my grand delight,…
For those of us who live and worship in the western church, this Sunday marks the first day of the Advent Season. The season is comprised of four Sundays before Christmas. The word “advent” is from Latin adventus “coming.” Christmas is coming! And is coming again! I have looked at this advent season with very…
Growing up, secrets played a huge part in my daily living. I never dared share what daily life could look like in our home. I knew the signs. When they appeared I knew the demons had triggered what would end up being a hellish night for us. The morning after, we would all get up,…
by: Diane Nix We had taken a break for a couple of days. Rest was what the doctor ordered, and we were doing just that and enjoying the colors of fall. Walking down a steep grade, I didn’t see the small rock and stepped squarely on it. My ankle turned. My body and bad back…
by: Rhonda Rhea Unbelievable. First of all, it was the biggest horsefly-looking thing I’d ever seen. Was it a bird? A pterodactyl maybe? More horse than fly, really. I think I could’ve saddled it. We’re talking about a horrifyingly large horsefly here. I read somewhere that the lifespan of the average horsefly is only a…
By: Emily Dean Most days I feel overwhelmed. Between managing my family’s busy schedules, church schedules, and my own schedule, I sometimes feel stretched in all directions. The problem is, I am not Elastigirl from the Incredibles who can stretch and keep stretching without being snapped! Do any of you ladies know what I mean?…
By Diane Nix In ministry, we live our lives with high expectations. According to the web, the word expectation defined as a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future, a belief that someone will or should achieve something. Expectation is conjecture, assumption, hope! Awe! There it is…hope! Proverbs thirteen…
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