David's Sins Psalm 51 is King David’s plea to God to restore him to favor. David had committed some grievous sins—just like we all do. He coveted another man’s wife…
“Thank you for the gift of repentance.” I wrote this during a stream-of-consciousness journaling one morning. The gift of repentance? What is that? I then started singing the refrain from…
Before I boarded the train for the first leg of my Southeast Asia trip, my daughter prayed over me. In that prayer, she asked God to give me inspiration. I…
FOMO I had several vacation trips scheduled this year, so I chose not to attend my Sorority’s biennial national convention. If I had made that choice in the 80s or…
Update: I have struggled to write Part 2 of this series. My goal for the series was to vindicate Thomas, to lift the fog around his disparaging nickname. I asked…
I remember as a first-grader learning that fog was actually low-lying clouds. I reveled knowing that when I walked through fog I was walking through a cloud. I excitedly shared…
The praise song, “Sanctuary,” has been on an endless loop in my mind this past month.[1] What message is God sending? What is a “living sanctuary?” 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 is…
“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 (NRSVUE) I am honored to have…
I read an article in Guideposts[1], “How to Talk to Strangers About Your Faith.” While I write about my faith walk, talking about it is harder for me. As an…