Biblical forgiveness... What is it and what does it look like? I have rarely struggled with any concept more than this one. I believed that if I forgave someone, I was condoning their wrong actions against me. That I was saying what they did was ok. My heart rebelled at the lack of justice I felt that the person who had wronged me would get off "scott free." Yet, I was the one who was in the … [Read more...] about What I Didn’t Realize About Forgiveness
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Living in a Saturday World
Have you had a season in your life when you felt as though you were undergoing a full-out satanic assault? Life is one mass of confusion, uncertainty, and full of fear. Although you may normally be an "up" person, one who tends to be hopeful, this time of life can be characterized by leaving you feeling depressed and hopeless. Many times you may wonder if God hears you or has forgotten you … [Read more...] about Living in a Saturday World
The Bad of Good Friday (and how it saved us)
One of the most terrifying days in my life as a mother was the afternoon I was separated from one of the my children. It happened on our family vacation to visit my in-laws. We happened to be in Savannah on Memorial Day weekend and had gone down to the river front to visit our annual hangouts: Toy Smart and the Savannah Candy Kitchen. The crowds were enormous so I reminded the kids again that … [Read more...] about The Bad of Good Friday (and how it saved us)
A Great Teacher
I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me. Psalm 119:102 I was hopelessly failing and there seemed to be nothing I could do about that fact. The first time I took Algebra 1, I was a freshman in high school during our year of furlough in the United States. It was a horrible year regarding my aptitude in math, consisting of depressing progress reports and me … [Read more...] about A Great Teacher
Remember
Some of us are finding it more difficult to readily offer thanks this time of the year because... LIFE IS HARD. My husband and I are facing a very difficult circumstance of job loss right now. We have no direction, although we have prayed and prayed and poured out our hearts to the One we know can change our circumstances in a second. Waiting is the most difficult thing to learn to do … [Read more...] about Remember
When Expectations and Reality Collide in Ministry
Visions of the great adventure awaiting me danced through my head. I couldn’t wait to see what was on the other side of the airplane door. We had just landed at Njili airport in Zaire, Africa. I was ten years old. The “fasten seatbelt” sign went off and the adults around me got up from their seats. I stayed put until the signal from my parents that it was okay to move around the cabin. Carrying my … [Read more...] about When Expectations and Reality Collide in Ministry
