When we look toward some of the Bible’s most recognizable characters, David really stands out on the ol’ Sunday school felt board. I mean, he’s got the whole shepherd thing going (1 Sam. 17:34-36), the slingshot that takes out Goliath (1 Sam. 17:50), and many times he made a heck of a king (minus the…
Yes, I am an adrenaline junkie. I’ve been to all seven continents and both polar circles to bungee jump, paraglide, ice climb, and surf in the arctic. I used to think I had to redeem my adventures, especially my adrenaline rushes. I felt ashamed to go bungee jumping in South Africa while my friends spent…
Change. Sometimes change consists of simple joys, the gift of life’s best blessings. Change is clothed in a white dress and the peal of wedding bells when you trade your maiden name for your married one with the slip of that smooth ring on your finger and a kiss promising fidelity for a lifetime. Change…
How were you first introduced to God? Maybe it was via a flannel-covered board in a Sunday school classroom. Or maybe it was through a revival or service of some kind where a person told you about who God is. Or maybe another person engaged you in conversation and shared their faith story. God is…
It started with a box of letters from Togo, West Africa. During a cross-country visit to see my husband’s family, my husband’s aunt, Shirley Cropsey, told me that someday, she wanted to write a book. During the 1980s and ’90s, when her family had been medical missionaries in Togo, West Africa, she sent hundreds and…
I think I may have thrived in another era. Not to say that I’m doing poorly in this one, but I do carry a bit of nostalgia for some social constructs of decades past. As an example, one of the things I loved as a child of the ’80s, which has since faded, is the…