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by Tammy Kennington | Jan 7, 2013
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...
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by Tammy Kennington | Sep 26, 2012
A social outcast, Mary Magdalene was the bad girl of Galilee. Women warned their sons about that woman and respectable men turned away in embarrassment at her knowing smile. Mary was hopeless. Rejected. Irredeemable. A beloved son rejected his father and his God...
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by Tammy Kennington | Sep 12, 2012
The instant he walked through the door, I knew we were in trouble. My seventeen-year-old-boy-man cradled his arm protectively, carefully adjusting his movements to avoid bumping into anything or anyone. “I think I broke my hand,” he said. “Oh,...
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by Tammy Kennington | Jul 6, 2012
The heartache was raw in the words she had penned. I thought I’d forgiven him, but then I realized I’m still angry. This sweet woman struggled to understand how her emotions could betray her declaration of forgiveness. She wanted to let go of the past...
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by Tammy Kennington | Jun 1, 2012
In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.–Proverbs 16:9 (NIV) Maps were a mystery to me. After all, I didn’t need to use one in the small farm town where I grew up. But, Seattle was different. Unfamiliar bridges, detours,...
