I have not always believed God’s grace sufficient. I have known the words, the promise, but not always felt their reality. I was once a young mom with a sick baby unconsolable… who would stop breathing in our arms, leaving an empty bassinet at my bedside, even as my milk letdown… As I sang words […]
Jacob’s all-night wrestling match with God has long been a fixating story for me. I returned to this post this week because I still need the reminder that rest is found in surrender to our Faithful and Almighty God… “Jacob Wrestling with the Angel,” by Gustave Dore, 1855 What is the essence of this story […]
Have you ever stopped to think about why you grumble and what it says about your view of God? OK, maybe you aren’t a grumbler, but I have been just lately. And I stand convicted that there is more to it than meets the ear. God quite dislikes it as it demonstrates our distrust in […]
The best part of a bad dream is when you open your eyes, and you’re home–safe and snug in your bed, untouched by the perils you dreamt of. Whew! I had a particularly harrowing ride in the wee hours the other morning. I hung on to the side of a monstrously big truck, squeezing by, […]
I sat next to my 4 1/2 year old grandson in church while the story was being read… “Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more…” (Gen.37). Even a child is drawn to this story. It is the story of God overlooking immaturity, using immaturity, […]