Cringing, she settled back into her chair. Replacing the receiver, she knew she had to take a break. Now. Walking out of the office down the corridor, she locked herself in the ladies’ room. How had this happened? Lord, forgive me. I just lied. The fact that many would consider it a white lie didn’t…
Category: Grace
He Will Be Praised
Frustration coursed through him as he sped away from the one person who so easily broke his heart. It only took three words: I can’t believe. He dearly loved his heavenly Father. He knew his life was a testimony to God’s goodness; without God he would never have become a decent person. Watching his sister…
A Healed Heart
I read the thermometer: 104.7 I was in desperate trouble. As a breast cancer survivor I’d recently undergone reconstructive surgery. Finally finished with chemotherapy, radiation and a full year of IV Herceptin therapy, I had begun the reconstruction process seven weeks earlier. A surgically-placed implant was injected with more saline each week in an attempt…
A Healed Heart
I read the thermometer: 104.7 I was in desperate trouble. As a breast cancer survivor I’d recently undergone reconstructive surgery. Finally finished with chemotherapy, radiation and a full year of IV Herceptin therapy, I had begun the reconstruction process seven weeks earlier. A surgically-placed implant was injected with more saline each week in an…
Grace Wins
“But He gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” James 4:6 (NIV, emphasis mine) I cannot believe this is a struggle, I thought as I quietly listened. I knew her story. I knew she had an immense Biblical background. She had many family…
The Power Of A Woman, Part VI
“Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in the house shall live because she hid the messengers whom we sent.” Joshua 6:17b (ESV) Opening the door to her well-known if not well-despised inn, Rahab spied the foreigners. Terror-filled eyes searched the room for safety. Somehow, something inside her knew these men. This was drastically different…
The Power Of A Woman, Part IV
“I remember your genuine faith, for you share that faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.” 2 Timothy 1:5 (NLT) Eunice was a spiritually single mother. She, a Jewess, married a Greek. She would share her life but not her faith…
He Is With HIM, Part II
“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion; see, your King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” John 12:15 NIV Six days until His reunion with His Father. It’s time to enter Jerusalem, a place where Jesus is a marked man. Religious rulers didn’t like how this man riled the people and called the…
He is with HIM, Part I
Seven days and counting. Seven days before His much anticipated reunion with His Father. Walking the hot, dusty road, Jesus leads the way to Bethany with His disciples. Each step brings Him closer to His destiny, a calling His disciples could not comprehend. How did God encourage His Son throughout the most difficult week of…
Mary’s Treasures, Part VI
Mary and Joseph receive a special blessing together when the obediently present Jesus at the temple.