It is almost October and I am in Kroger’s, looking for canned pumpkin. Here’s the situation. I’ve just lost my steady employment, so I’m only buying necessities. I won’t be home until 6 and my
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The Courage to Trust
There are no furrows of worry on the brow of the eternal God.
Read moreOvercoming Depression: Learning to Live Again ~ by Patty Mason
Depression was a constant battle, bringing on overwhelming feelings of sadness, anger, even rage, and hopelessness. It crippled my mind, heart, spirit and soul and destroyed every part of me. When the depression hit…
Read moreThe Fallout of Faith
They were my parents, doomed to drunkenness, cheating, and poverty. Neither attended school beyond eighth grade but they were never absent long from the bars where my mother drank away her bitterness and hatred for an absent mother and displayed her inspiration on the dance floor.
This is not the gene pool to fish for Sunday school teachers and pillars of the church community. Unless you’re Jesus.
Read moreJessica Years 01, Month 1 – September 2011
There is a sick baby, wailing at the top of his lungs next to me, and the stench of human sweat surrounds me. I am overwhelmed. This is not my universe. I sit downtown Nashville,
Read moreWhat The Wind Blew In
By Miranda Lewis. It’s sort of ironic that I’ve often blogged about the weather in Oklahoma—the beauty of the wheat, the spectacular sunsets, and the fury of the wind. I’ve talked about how I want
Read moreWhen Prayers Take Too Long
Christine’s story is bittersweet and beautifully full of faith challenges. “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not
Read moreWhen a Man You Love Was Abused
How does a person gain an abuse survivor’s trust? You gain trust by proving that you’re trustworthy. Don’t be intrusive and don’t ask for more than he’s comfortable in telling you. Above all, assure him
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