Makobaw. One small word in scripture that illuminates the life of the one from whom all life proceeds. It’s meaning? Suffering. Pain. Sorrow. Known as the Song of the Suffering Servant, Isaiah 52:13-53:12 highlights several of the reasons Jesus is referred to...
Once a simple shepherd boy, David enjoyed the luxuries of a king. Accustomed to wealth and women, he took Bathsheba though she belonged to another. When his infidelity led to an unexpected pregnancy, the man who once felled a giant stooped low in desperation and...
Scanning the images, I click on a grainy picture. “You’ve Got This” splashes across the screen along with a description of the tote bag’s contents. ‘Lollipops to help with nausea, snack items, and slippers will encourage the man in your...
Spring shrouds the Rocky Mountains in haze grey, bending the viewer into submission. Though the blank spaces of the calendar indicate spring has edged her way into the world, I pull another blanket tight around my shoulders–as much to shield myself from the...
The Label of Shame Shame on you. How many times did you hear those words? Think them? Feel the weight of the trio tearing at your heart–your identity? Your value? Many first heard the harshness of the phrase in childhood as angry parents responded to...
