In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 God created us for peace. Adam and Eve walked in the cool afternoon with their Creator. Yet,
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How to Find Peace Where the Sparrows Live
I’ve often wondered how to find peace where the sparrows live and how the answer to that quirky thought compared to my life-long desire to discover and abide in God’s presence. Those who know me,
Read moreMockery to Melody–Purpose from Pain
“You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees” (Ps. 119:68 NIV). Nearly two and a half decades ago, I returned home from the hospital without my daughter. Devon Mara-Leigh was to be
Read morePatience Needed, Please
“It’s been so long and I’m so weary,” Nelson* spoke, leaning into his wife Betty’s* arm as she propped him up on the pillow. “I want to have faith, but I don’t know if I do anymore.”
Read moreFinding the Way Through Pain
I crept into the cool, dark cathedral quietly. Slowly walking down the long stone aisle to the front of the church, I took in the familiar stained glass windows I have learned to love. After
Read moreFinding Peace in the Pain
Finding peace in the pain. Is that even possible? I’d like to suggest the answer can be found in trusting God, handing it all over to Jesus, and depending on the Spirit’s strength to help
Read moreFrom Pit to Prominence
So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. (Genesis 39:22) (NIV) From Pit to Prominence: In his thirties
Read moreStay the Course
You wouldn’t think something like failure to stay the course or a simple sandbar grounding could entertain a village for more than a century or two, but then you’d have to know a little something
Read moreWar Isn’t a Game
War isn’t a game. Did you let your kids have toy guns? I tried to keep them from my sons, but they would “make” their own. A stick, a pencil, or a piece of toast
Read moreWhere True Hope Lives
Have you ever looked for true hope? Pointing out the window to a community in the country, I exclaimed: “Teresa, my friend from high school lives there.” Another friend and I were traveling during the early
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