As I write this, I am assuming that my brothers and sisters in Christ are still around to read it (not that they do – Forgive them Lord, for they know not what they miss). I posit this as many have forecast that the rapture of the church would have occurred yesterday on September 23. …
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What does Forgiveness Look Like?
Addressing an issue from the past, someone suggested that I had never really forgiven them. My response of “yes, I have” seemed inadequate, so I thought it important to explore further. I realized, then, that I did not actually know what forgiveness looks like. My simplistic assumption was that forgiveness was simply not holding someone …
At Least I Didn’t Choose Job…
There is a temptation (a prideful one in my case) to draw parallels between your life and the experiences of characters in the Bible. I confess to having had these tendencies, but I realize now that I have to step back and resume my role as a humble ant skittering across the surface of God’s …
Waiting for a Better Moses?
A judge once told me that I have a “gift for the obvious”. Although he meant it as a slight (he was always a bit of an ass), I’ve remembered it and have come to claim his assessment as a positive trait. When I started this blog, my goal was to limit my entries to …
In a dry and thirsty land 