We had spent well over a hundred dollars on sequins and tulle sewn onto a tiny little leotard. Sure, we’d be taking the purple, frothy costume with us when we moved, but Abby would miss the recital for which we’d purchased the get-up. This little Rockin’ Robin wouldn’t be rockin’ with all the other little robins that she had finally… Read More
Things changed on me at the last minute, and I hate it when that happens. Still, it does cause me to rest upon the Lord’s strength and provision even more than when I feel like I’ve got all my ducks in a row. I needed to rent a car for this weekend’s speaking engagement in Fort Worth (Hi Birchman Baptist… Read More
It’s one thing to count on God’s grace when we are in the clear, when we have honestly done nothing wrong. Maybe we’ve been wronged; but we’ve done no wrong. Grace is surely coming then. But what about when we have finally come face to face with our ugly? When we’ve owned the mess we’ve made? Maybe we can hope… Read More
So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.” (Genesis 3:10) Have you ever heard God’s voice and been afraid? I haven’t actually heard an audible voice speak to me from on high. That surely would frighten me! But I have clearly “heard” God speak to my… Read More
I have clear and vivid memories of what it was like to teach my children to drive a car. Similar to when they were first learning to pedal on a two-wheeler, what they thought would be a “piece of cake” turned out to be awkwardly difficult. Funny how things feel a little different when you’re no longer sitting in the… Read More
Your sandals shall be iron and bronze; As your days, so shall your strength be. Do you ever look at others who are enduring difficult ordeals and wonder how they are making it? Do you sometimes fret over the future, worrying that if you were to encounter certain predicaments you would never be able to shoulder them. Take courage, my friend. The Bible teaches that… Read More