We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:3-4 (NIV) Suffering is relative, isn’t it? I mean, I could run low on toilet paper and say I suffered, yet a friend could experience the death of a child and say she’d suffered. During a difficult season of suffering that was light years beyond TP shortage, I was told quite matter-of-factly by a wise and and influential woman, “You ar

Your marvelous doings are headline news; I could write a book full of the details of your greatness. Psalm 145:6 (The Message) Today is Good Friday, the day Christians acknowledge Jesus’ death on the cross two thousand years ago. It was a willful delivery of his spirit into the hands of God as an atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world. (John 3:16) When he came back to life in glorious resurrection three days later, he put an end to the sting of death for those who believ

The pillar of cloud came between the armies of Egypt and Israel…neither went near the other all night long. Exodus 14:19-20 (NIV) Several weeks into this Corona Virus conundrum, I’ll be none-too-happy if I never hear… Isolation. High risk. Hoarding. Pandemic. Cancelled. Post-poned. Hand sanitizer. Tested positive. Shelter in place. Count to twenty. Limit one, please. On-going spread. Temporarily out of stock. Stay behind the blue line. Center for Disease Control. Face masks a

Does He speak and not do what He says? Does He promise and not come through? Numbers 23:19 (The Message) The disruption to daily living and chaos of all things Coronavirus (COVID-19) have turned my thoughts more readily toward eternity. And not because I’m on the cusp of entering it…that I know of. I’ve found myself longing for the day when God will return for His people and make all things new. No more need for hand sanitizer or toilet paper shortages or highly anticipated w