Rushed out of Egypt. Protected from Pharoah’s army. Led on dry land from one side of the Red Sea to the other. Provided bread from heaven and water from a rock. Warmed and led by a pillar of smoke by night. Cooled and led by a pillar of cloud by day. The Israelites wandered in […]
Just as a small child takes comfort in feeling the firm grip of a parent’s hand wrapped around their tiny palm, we, too, can experience that same kind of assurance that our Heavenly Father. Life can be cruel and unusual at times. Without warning, storms of varying degrees can swell up and take us by […]
Unlike David’s Goliath and his brothers, the giants I battle in this arena called life aren’t as easily seen by others. But they are immense and can tower over me just the same. I have days I struggle to defeat them as they wag their heads over me and threaten to put me in captivity […]
The eyes are the window to the soul … maybe this is why when we make eye contact with someone a special connection sparks. So, when we cast our view upwards … not into empty space … but directly into the eyes of the One Who calls us by name … because He created us […]
Death is inevitable. Pain feels insurmountable. Grief is survivable I know. It sounds counterintuitive to everything we know. We use words like, “I would never survive that.” Or maybe, “I can’t live without you.” Tossed flippantly, we coast through life without much regard or awareness of life. That is until we are faced with a […]
I literally looked up at the sky and asked, “How much longer?” This was the view from our backyard mid-afternoon. This is what the skies looked liked today — pretty much the entire day. The weather forecast had predicted that we would likely have some showers. Even with all the windows wide open and the […]
