I don’t like riding roller coasters. They’re scary. I’ve only been on 2 roller coasters, and both times was because I caved into peer pressure. My friends threatened to ditch me if I didn’t ride with them. Kids can be so cruel. You know what it is that scares me? The ride begins to climb. You […]
Neverending Storms, Neverending God
I’ve been trying to process a conversation I had with someone I hadn’t seen in many years. I think it would make a great story or a nice post if only I can figure out the lesson. I want to share it, but not leave it where it left me. The conversation forced me to […]
Surrender to God
There’s a recurring theme in my bad dreams. A bad guy is chasing me. So I try to escape. I would climb over fences or climb rooftops, but the fences and roofs never end. There would be another fence to climb over, another roof to pull myself onto. Meanwhile, I’m running out of time. And […]
Tiny Boat, Big Storm
I shuddered a final sob and then He spoke into my heart. I like to think that God speaks in the quiet and the stillness because He takes the time to listen to our fears, doubts, and pains. He waits until we’ve let it all out. But He said, “You’re exactly where I want you […]
Someone to Boldly Go To
“If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the Lord ’s commands, but the people don’t realize it, they are still guilty” Leviticus 4:13. But if we sin and don’t realize it, we are still forgiven. With Jesus as our Savior, we don’t need to wait on ceremony; only have repentant hearts. I’m […]
Bible Study: Hebrews 6, Calloused or Callused
Torturous wires taut across the neck, turning at the headstock, and slicing across the pads of a newborn guitarist’s fingers. The pianist inside me, trained in ramrod straight sitting and graceful keys lilting, protested at the intrusion of nylon and steel. It was too much, too painful, and I gave up before my fun manicured […]
God Will Restore You
I started watching this show, “Remedy,” about a chief of staff dad and his children, two daughters (a surgeon and a nurse) and a son, Griffin, working in the same hospital. Griffin is the black sheep of the family. He dropped out of med school. He was a drug addict. Disappeared for 2 years without […]