Come, let us return to the Lord; For he has torn us, that he may heal us; He has struck us down, and he will bind us up. (Hos. 6:1 ESV) What an unpleasant thought! The Lord has torn us and struck us down? Surely not. The Lord is my Shepherd. The God I know…
For most of my life, I have been a non-confrontational person. I hate conflict, and I especially hate bringing up something in conversation that might cause conflict. I have also had trouble being vulnerable about myself and my experiences. So if a topic means being vulnerable and potentially causing conflict, my instinct is to shy…
When the pandemic began in 2020, and the city I live in went into its first lockdown, I remember thinking, “We’ll make the best of it. We’ll hunker down and be cozy at home. We’ll eat lots of homemade soup. We’ll bake. We’ll craft. We’ll be the Ingalls family during the long winter.” Our usual…
“The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you,…
For most of my life, I was told a certain story about who God said I was, how I was to behave, and who I was meant to be if I wanted to be a godly woman with purpose. This story (which felt more like step-by-step instructions) went something like this: The Path to Biblical…
The Spanish moss waved gently from the limbs of the hundred-year-old oak trees still standing tall and proud against the deep blue sky. The shade they generously provided my park bench was a blessed relief in the Georgia summer evening. The sweet smell of azaleas drifted by on the breeze. As we waited for our…