The dark clouds of grief would not lift for so long. Everyone I loved had been taken from me, and my sadness had turned to anger. How could this happen? Did Jehovah, the God of Israel see me? If He did, why did He not intervene? I pushed those who tried to help away. How …
A Christmas Song in the Night
The lights and the tinsel Sparkle like gold Singing a love song, With a story long told. When God became man, With humanity dwelt. Who walked here with us, Jesus, Immanuel. Imagine with me No gifts wrapped with love, No lights on the trees, No hope from above. Where would we be, If He had …
Free from Fear: Peace on Earth
It was an obscure benediction of Advent that jumped off the page of God’s Word. Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, had been mute until that day his son was named. His first words poured out prophecy for the coming Messiah, and have been recorded in Luke’s Gospel, chapter 1:67-79. “That he would grant …
Why Be Thankful for the Thorns?
With Thanksgiving coming, some friends and I brought up the thorns that come along with the roses of family get togethers. Relationships generally grow with thorns, so we took time to pray over those heartaches, struggles, and family issues that will arise when the families gather, or in some cases, do not gather. Thorns come …
Free From Shame
John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Shame is a topic of many parenting classes, and rightly so. Very few children grew up in a home where shame and guilt were not used as parenting tools. “How could you be so stupid?” “Why can’t you be more …
First Breath of Heaven
The first breath of heaven Will forget its last on earth. His nail-scarred hands will Brush death’s tears away. Lost within Compassion’s gaze, Faith’s cry will turn to praise. Thank You, Jesus, For Grace that never failed. Thank You, Jesus, For hands that wore sin’s nails. Thank You, Jesus, For setting hopeless captives free. Thank …
Apathy
When Jesus said That the love of many Would wax cold. I did not know It would be my heart. I did not know That I could look At human need And just walk away. I did not know That dying souls Looked like hopelessness, And how easy it would be, To turn my face …
Retracing Our Steps
Life can be quite the journey, can’t it? Think about the last ten years of your life. Think of the highs where God taught you something that has stuck with you. Can you mark them as a map in your Bible? That is why I love writing in my Bible as I read. I do …
Bound No More
Becoming a Woman of Contentment, Part 4 In the late 1700’s, when Buddhism had taken hold of most of Burma (now Myanmar,) several tribes still resisted its teachings. Prophets within these tribes spoke of a lost book their ancestors remembered. The book taught of the Supreme God and the way back to a relationship with …
Why Am I Proud to be An American?
Why am I proud to be an American? Because brave men for me have died. When evil tried to crush the good, They stood to turn the tide. Why am I proud to be an American? Because my land still stands free. I can worship without fear, I can serve God openly. Why am I …
His Song in the Night 