“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” – Psalm 46:10 When I think about stillness, I remember my great-grandmother, “Bertha.” She grew up in rural Bienville Parish Louisiana in the early 1900’s....
“He restores my soul.” Ps. 23:3a Christians are often referred to as sheep in the Bible. It is an interesting thing to be called a sheep. Sheep are, in fact, quite dull, dumb and needy creatures. Sheep need a shepherd to watch over them because they do not...
Nina’s* Story: Days after the birth of my son, my mother-in-law listed her grievances against my husband and me over the past years. Her guilt-ridden statements conveyed her unhappiness as well as my father-in-law’s with the lack of time we spent with...
What is our fascination with restoring old things? You’ve see thousands of DIY ideas on Pinterest for restoring beat up furniture. And how to restore old cars has it’s own TV show. There’s something beautiful about restoration, about returning something to its...
“…I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) December 1997 was a memorable time in my life. I was a sophmore student at the University of Texas at Austin. My freshman and sophmore years were full of partying and doing anything I could to...
