No doubt, there were days when Mary questioned it all. Days when she felt unqualified to raise the Son of God, days when she didn’t understand Jesus’ actions or the way His ministry was unfolding before her eyes. Oh, she held on to Gabriel’s words for all they were worth. And she often found her thoughts taking her back to …
In the Dark with Jesus
My alarm clock walks on four legs and meows. She doesn’t take “NO!” for an answer, and she is rather annoying until I succumb to her wishes. Most mornings she wakes me around 5:00 or 5:30. But there are days, uncanny days when I really don’t need to be up early, when she lets me sleep. Because of this phenomenon, I’ve …
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Forgiving Eve
If you forgive anyone their sins, they are forgiven; if you don’t forgive them, they are not forgiven. John 20:23 Forgive us our sins as we also forgive everyone who sins against us. Luke 11: 4 Forgiveness. It is a huge thing! It’s not to be taken lightly. There are devastating consequences according to these scriptures regarding forgiveness or the …
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Childlike Faith
Life always brings challenges. And that is a good thing. Right? Hopefully, challenges will turn our face upward to the One who can help us. In earlier years, I had no problem going to God right away when I had a problem. I spent little time worrying about the future and who would pay for college tuition or which job we should …
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The Tug of War
Faith is a hard thing. I have experienced faith that could move mountains, but the mountains did not move. I’ve experienced faith that’s resigned to lesser than what I’ve seen and read in the Bible. And I’ve experienced no faith at all. Faith that my prayers would not help. Faith that the person for whom I was petitioning the Father, …
