The Genesis of Joy
In 1995, my darling Gary was at UVA Hospital for six months with a catastrophic illness. During those long months, my own body began to break down due to extreme stress. I sought treatment from one of Gary’s diagnosticians, who had been somewhat hostile to our faith. As I left the exam room, he stopped […]
Bold and Courageous
In Acts 4, we find Peter and John in a bit of trouble. They had just healed a lame beggar, which led to Peter preaching about Jesus in the Temple Square. The priests of the temple and the Sadducees were greatly annoyed because Peter was proclaiming that Jesus had been resurrected from the dead and […]
Suffering
Suffering: the state of being in great trouble, misery, or agony. We can point to suffering and blame it on this broken world. We can equally point to suffering and insist it’s a consequence due to sin or poor choices. This leads to the question, is the Lord using circumstances to teach us a lesson or to accomplish […]
The Letters
A dear friend wrote to me consistently for a solid year after our daughter’s passing. At first, the letters came every, single day. Then, at least once a week. As I read her words about her kids, her house, a recent snowfall, or the hawk that follows her on morning walks, I felt taken in, pulled close – […]
Through
Moses had to lead people through the Red Sea (Exodus 14), David had to walk through the valley of the shadow of death (Psalm 23), Paul had to pass through Malta and endure great pain and near death (Acts 28), And Jesus had to go through the most horrific death of all time (John 19). […]