Being hurt by somebody you love cuts deeper than being injured by a stranger. A stranger can say something that might hurt me, but it can feel devastating coming from someone I love or who is supposed to love me. It’s sometimes more challenging because enemies […]
Category: Forgiveness
The Grip of Love
Poem …the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. Ephesians 1:6 Accepted On this earth, we can’t see God with our eyes, hear Him with our ears, or experience Him in the flesh. We tend to fill in these voices […]
Coffee Shop Series – Injustice and Division
This coffee shop series was inspired by my niece and nephew-in-law’s desire to get to know one that they sat in a coffee shop for 13 hours on their first date. When we want to know someone, we spend time with them and ask them many […]
Jesus’ Desire for Death, Part 5- Love
This is the last of my five-part “Deathwish” series. We studied powerful and epic servants of God as they got to the lowest and most desperate states of their lives and wished for death. It’s fitting to end with the contrast of Jesus’ desire for death. […]
The Cure for Guilt
Have you ever been plagued with guilt for something you’ve done? I have. Guilt is terrible, but there’s a cure, forgiveness. We’ve all done regrettable things; no one has lived there without sinning. Heaven is a place with no pain or sorrow; it’s a place without […]