I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. (Matthew 9:13 NIV) I don’t remember if a certain person pointed out my sin or if I realized I was a sinner myself after attending church and my first small group. Either way, I’m sure I went through a period of denial—disbelief that I was…
I don’t like to wear short sleeves. Even the hot, humid summers here in the Deep South will find me on the verge of heatstroke in cardigans with the sleeves pushed up. I know it’s ridiculous. Every summer, I promise myself I’ll grow up and be more mature about it next year. But each time…
My father said something to me recently, words that have haunted many of my waking moments and caused me to seek the Lord when I wake with a pounding in my chest. Upon learning that he had been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver, my father bitterly decried the latter half of his life as…
The doctor’s cheery voice gave way to a clipped monotone. He left the room and returned with a female technician. I assumed he was simply inexperienced at doing ultrasounds and bristled with irritation as the woman redid everything he had just done. Then the woman put her hand on my arm and said the words…
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (NIV) The title Mighty God in this beloved Advent verse reminds me of the first VeggieTales video our family ever owned. If you…
O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel,…