Strains of praise music filled the sanctuary while God’s people raised their voices in adulation and reverence. Yet I stood–motionless, unmoved, and angry. Lord, help my unbelief. I can’t see your plan in his pain…his struggle…his...
Long my imprisoned spirit lay, Fast bound in sin and nature’s night; Thine eye diffused a quickening ray— I woke, the dungeon flamed with light; My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee. -Charles Wesley...
The to-do list sat passively on my desk as if mocking my attempts to cross each item off. Call the doctor’s office. (Schedule three children on different days to avoid missing work.) Write Christmas thank-you’s. (Never mind that it’s almost...
When I was a young woman–still in highschool–a beloved lady in my life accused, “You’re getting to be a fanatic.” I hadn’t joined a group of extremists. I didn’t lock myself to a chainlink fence and protest nuclear...
I’ve never been one to make New Year’s resolutions. I guess I’ve always thought of it as something that seems mildly unimportant and easily dismissed–especially when a flourless chocolate torte in a pool of raspberry sauce looks tantalizingly...
