Wendy Pope

Open My Eyes

Sometimes I read scripture and I think, “Wow!” Sometimes I read scripture and think, “Ouch.” Today was an ouch day. So I was minding my own business sitting in Sunday School when our teacher directed us to an often overlooked story found in Luke 24:13-35. Let me set the scene. Jesus has been crucified and…

Somebody to Lean On

“When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset.” Exodus 17:12 (NIV) Someone very dear to me is in the fight of her life…

Fear Not

Elijah was afraid… 1 Kings 19:3 Have you ever been afraid? Of course. We all have. Maybe your fear is of spiders or snakes. Perhaps your fear is more personal like losing job or your home. One of my greatest fears is losing my husband at a young age. He travels a lot. Sometimes by…

To Be or Not to Be

“To learn, you must love disciple; it is stupid to hate correction” Proverbs 12:1 To be or not to be, stupid that is…this is the statement I am challenging myself with today. The word stupid shocked me. I couldn’t believe such a word was in the Bible. Stupid was and is the “s” word in…