“I wake and put feet to the plank floor, and I believe the Serpent’s hissing lie, the repeating refrain of his campaign through the ages: God isn’t good. It’s the cornerstone of his movement. That God withholds good from His children, that God does not genuinely, fully, love us” (One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp, p.14). Powerful words aren’t they? …
Why does God allow the Bad?
“There’s a question I’ve been meaning to ask you.” My elderly neighbor said as we sat at her kitchen table during breakfast. “Really? What is it?” I should have started praying the minute the words slipped out of my mouth. “Well, there is so much bad stuff happening in the news. I was wondering…why does God let this bad happen? Why doesn’t He stop …
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Candy and Gifts
I can still smell the aromas that came out of their kitchens. In fact, I think I gain five pounds just remembering all of the candies and goodies my mom and mamaw (grandmother) would bake for Christmas. They would slave for hours stirring the candy until the temperature was just right and it formed a little ball in the thick …
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Costly
Yesterday would have been my sister’s 51st birthday. For me, birthdays stir the residue of grief more than the anniversary of a beloved’s death. Change of seasons affect me the same way. So, as summer fades into fall, I find myself missing my sister and my mother. A small ache resides in me. Nothing serious. God has healed the deep wounds. But …
