Is this pandemic an expression of God’s wrath and judgment? Is this pandemic a sign that the end times are beginning? Or is this pandemic simply the fruit of a fallen and sinful world? I can understand these questions being asked. I mean … which is it? In Exodus God brought plagues “to make [us]…
It is in the writings of Joshua, Moses’ successor as Israel’s leader, that we get great insight into the lives of the 2nd generation of God’s chosen people. In chapter 3 they are at the banks of the Jordan River. Levitical Priests are carrying the Ark of the Covenant, God’s people are following behind, and…
Who are you? Well, the “no,” the “F,” the one pink line instead of two, the switch from “Mrs.” back to “Ms.,” the lay off, the dreaded 2 am phone call; are all outcomes that we tend to use to identify ourselves as failures and mistakes inadequate and condemned. But it’s one thing to…
There we were waiting on the platform in New York City when the subway train we needed pulled up. As the door opened I could hear the automated lady’s voice warn us saying something to the tune of “the doors will be closing… the doors will be closing…” And guess what happened after some designated…
One day, I received a mind boggling email informing me that my daughter’s latest math assessment had been graded and recorded as a 48%–an F!! I emailed the teacher asking her for any advice or direction she may have to give. I told her we were doing all we knew to do at home, but…
I originally wrote this about two years ago. While reading over it recently, I was reminded of some timely truths! Perhaps, you too need to be once again encouraged to “sit AND serve.” Well, here you go: Somewhere between dieting, budgeting, climbing the corporate ladder, dating, car pooling, cleaning, changing diapers, suppressing meltdowns, having meltdowns,…