Knowing God for Myself
I recently learned of a horror that had me asking the age-old question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” To be honest, I angrily asked “Why does God…
First Person with God-Revisited
When I take notes during a sermon, I usually write using the second person “you” or “your.” This usually stems from me quoting verbatim what the preacher said: “Can your…
Searching for a Good Shepherd
When I read Ezekiel 34, I am again reminded that nothing is new. What is happening today has happened before. What God rebuked then, he rebukes now. In Ezekiel 34,…
Tell Our Story
While researching a topic in the Bible, I came across the name Balaam. It was unfamiliar, so I took note of it to research later. When I began my study…
Me Prayer
In my social media pages and email groups, I often receive requests for prayer. Someone needs healing. Someone needs a miracle. Someone needs a touch from God. Someone needs something…
Taming the Dog
Last night I had a nightmare: a big, black, mastiff-like dog was snarling and growling at me. It was intimidating me, you know, like the thug who “gets all up…
Right Prayer
I am a procedural person. I like checklists, flowcharts, tables, standard operating procedures (SOP), outlines, formulae. I like order. I like knowing that there is a plan in place to make the process…
AHA
As a teacher and trainer, I live for those moments when my learners “get it”…that moment when they understand whatever I’m explaining; when the lightbulb clicks on in their brains…
When You Have No Words
Here’s my daughter’s improv dance expressing her feelings about the injustices occurring in this country. (song Strange Fruit sung by Nina Simone) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Lx2EofY9I "I haven't quite found the words to…
Hard-Hearted
The recent events in the United States remind me of the Exodus. God told Moses that He would harden Pharaoh’s heart (Exodus 7:3) such that Pharaoh would not change. Pharaoh would…