The quiet hour of prayer is one of the most favorable opportunities He has in which to speak to us seriously. In quietude and solitude before the face of God our souls can hear better than at any other time. O.Hallesby When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? Job 34.29 On Sonday’s… [Read More]
courage
Are You Dusty?
We have a new pastor, Tim. He is younger than my youngest child. He is married to Theresa (my mom’s name), they have five children, and the eldest is a writer (which kind of thrills me). Pastor Tim is sharp – I like him a lot. His leadership is going to be very good for… [Read More]
A Faith Blogger’s Disclaimer
This was not supposed to be today’s post. I’ve had Wednesday’s, May 24th post penciled in my planner for three weeks. It’s a hard one to write and I know I’m supposed to write it because it was confirmed, first-hand, at the Dollar General this past Saturday morning. However, the Spirit of God dropped this… [Read More]
i am an anchor and so are you
I read a beautiful post this morning on Holly Barrett’s blog; a post from a woman who suffered a great depression due to many life-changes within a one-year period. You can read about it here. It was a wide-open post – the writer left nothing out! She exposed herself! As I left a comment I… [Read More]
can we talk?
Last week a tragic, senseless, murderous crime was committed in a Charleston, SC church. Believers were gathered for Bible study and prayer when nine were gunned down and killed. How do we even begin to process such a crime? As Christians our first response, after perhaps a few, “Why Lord, why?” should be to bow… [Read More]
the 21
When I close my eyes or stare out the window on this snowy day, I see them. Orange jumpsuits kneeling on the shore. Black-masked men standing behind them. I see beautiful faces of sons, brothers, fathers, husbands, boyfriends, uncles, cousins, nephews. And, each one reflects that one word Holy Spirit whispered to me many years… [Read More]
scared
There’s been a lot of talk about being brave. In fact, Annie Downs just released a book called Let’s All Be Brave: Living Life With Everything You Have. This past week I was at my daughter’s – she had surgery on the 19th and I was blessed to be able to go and run the household… [Read More]