When I was growing up, my weekends felt boring and ritualistic. Since my dad is a pastor, we went to church, and then my parents …
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Those Who Mourn
Today is my grandmother’s birthday. She would have been 87. She passed away 10 days ago. I was in my kitchen with my sister when …
Read More »Getting Rid of the Pain
It’s almost more than I am able to comprehend. Over the past six months I have received the news from a number of good friends …
Read More »The Gift of Time
This week I am struck by issues with time. Not just my use of time, but our expectations of it. I learned of a young …
Read More »Grief and Blessing
Several years ago, two weeks in a row, we received phone calls to tell us that someone had died. My husband lost a first cousin, …
Read More »The Gift of Ciara
Ciara was our first baby, born during the lazy days of summer when hopes were high and dreams weaved themselves into the fabric of our …
Read More »Answered Prayer
It was Saturday evening when my mother-in-law, who lived in Southern California, telephoned to say that the ambulance was at their home. My father-in-law had …
Read More »Lesson 10 – Bon Voyage
“Looking for the Blessed Hope and glorious appearing of our Great God and Savior Jesus Christ.” Titus 2:13 (NKJV). At the Christmas season the Christian …
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iBelieve: Death and Resurrection | PDF Version | Study Guide: Death and Resurrection I had never really thought about the obvious fact that a human …
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iBelieve: When Does Eternity Begin? | PDF Version In the scary Christian sci-fi space trilogy by C. S. Lewis, there’s a scene in That Hideous …
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