“The Lord is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me?” (Psalm 118:6) Several years ago I was engaged to a man who convinced me that he loved me and wanted to commit the rest of his life to me. Over the course of our relationship, I shared vulnerably my fear of...
“It is not an enemy who taunts me—I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me—I could have hidden from them. Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion and close friend. What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house...
“At my first defense, no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them. But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me. . .and I was delivered out of the lion’s mouth” 2 Timothy 4:16-17 I was on my knees, crying out to God. I wanted...
Jordan’s* story: I’d seen the sad movies, and sat across many a cafe table from a teary-eyed young woman suffering from a broken heart. Happily married to my pastor husband for over 20 years, and raising three teenagers, I considered myself officially clear of any...
