Ironically, as we’ve studied how to praise God in the desert this week, a hurricane is barreling it’s way toward the Florida coast and then it will dance its way up to North Carolina. We are unsure if the storm will take a turn before it hits us, but one thing is sure: we will get a lot …
When Faith Hurts
I was raw. Jesus’s words in Mark 11:24 (one of our “bites” on the reading plan) reopened a wound. I thought it was healed years ago. It no longer bleeds. It doesn’t even ooze, but there’s still a raw spot there, and I scraped it this week studying these verses about faith. “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. I tell …
A Secret to Faith that Pleases God
The fiery glow of day’s promise lingered deep beneath the horizon. Darkness touched the earth; no glow escaped, but I knew the sun was on her way. I expected her in an hour or so. I needed to start writing. As I sat in my sleeping house, (I love that kind of quiet) my Bible open, candle lit, coffee …
Bite of Bread: It’s About Faith
I’ve been talking with dear friends lately who have hard lives. Their pain and sorrow I can only imagine, and I myself wonder why they have to go through such struggle. But even after all of the messiness of life is shared between us and the tears fall, these friends confess their faith in Jesus. Though I’ve not been …
Why I Cry Watching “The Voice”
I’m a social crier. I see someone crying, and tears threaten my own eyes. It’s not my favorite quality. But today, I realized while watching “The Voice” blind auditions (the television show where contestants sing with the coaches’ backs to them), that I cried for almost every person who was on the stage. My tears weren’t just social, though there …