“Arise, go!” As a child, I was terrified of the wale-eating story of a man who didn’t obey God. Storms, disobedience, thrown into the sea, eaten by a whale, sent to demand repentence from a city of violent, raping thieves? I mean, what five-year-old, wouldn’t think that’s their worst nightmare? As an adult, it became easier […]
“I can’t breath”, I tell my husband, sipping cold water. It does nothing to eleviate my misery. “Huuuu…Huuu….Huu…” Each breathe gets shorter. Air fills less and less my lungs, as I ache for more of the mountains I once knew. In Washington, air was ample, full, bouniful, pure. The mountains and trees purified so much… But in […]
Didn’t Peter do more than deny Jesus out of fear? So, why did he let that one event define him? Why do we let one hard day or season in our lives, define us? How did Peter forget about walking on water, the bread and loafs miracle, the healings and the resurrection? Why was all He […]
Police officers lined the alley way. Lights spinning, uniforms surrounding the yellow “caution” tape protecting a scene, I could not fully see. I was on my way to Pediatric Cardiology, for an ecocardiogram of an infant. Stop lights dead for blocks around, business people standing around, holding coffee, staring at the scene I knew was tragic. The […]
I saw you walking today. With your burdened bag clung tightly to your back. Black coat on this hot sunny day…carrying what little you possess. I drove in my new car, owning a home, education and a fountain of blessings…. Yet, I wondered who was really poor; was it you or was it me? I saw […]
Paul says to Timothy, “I suffer….but am not ashamed.” (II Tim. 1:12) Have we ever considered, even today, SHAME can be associated with SUFFERING? There’s a societal norm to look perfect, post beauty, show to the world we are “blessed”, “chosen”, living out some gospel that is NOT associated with suffereing? While, Romans 5:3-5 teaches, “REJOICE […]