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Living in How Long

“How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?” Psalm 13:1 (NIV 1984) Several years ago my husband Scott began to experience health problems that were extreme and unexpected, especially for someone his age. We had no idea when he’d get better. Weeks and months dragged…

Wait. What?

“Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” Genesis. 22:1NLT Wait a minute! Stop the madness! Did God ask Abraham to give up his son? The son…

The Weight of the C-Word

“But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.” Romans 6:17-18 It steals joy with sorrow. It substitutes truth for lies. It takes life and creates…

Standing in the Gap

Watching from the sidelines as someone you love battles anything is difficult but most especially one who is a battle for their own faith. Instead of being place of helplessness, standing on the sidelines can be a place of great power. God has empowered me as I have been forced to the sidelines of the…