Galatians 5:6 “… The only thing that matters is faith expressing itself through love.” Two things. Just two things. Some of us have a penchant for making life complicated. We parse every word, speculate on every motive. We assess ourselves, our spouses, our friends. Our finances, our failures, our futures. I Continue Reading…
Ecclesiastes 11:1 “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.” A colleague recently gave me a copy of a letter C.S. Lewis wrote in response to someone admiring his work. “It is always cheering to know one’s bottle with a message in it has Continue Reading…
Galatians 5:1 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free….” “FREEEEEEDOM….” shouts William Wallace with his last breath as his undaunted fervor to free Scotland from British tyranny reaches its final climax. In what is arguably one of the most powerful scenes in film history, Braveheart stands as a Continue Reading…
Deuteronomy 8:3 “He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” I love bread. All Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 9:8 “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” An interesting thing happened on my way to class the other day…. For a limited time McDonalds was offering Continue Reading…
James 1:6 “But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. My mother suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The airways traveling to her lungs had been damaged, making it Continue Reading…
Colossians 3:2 “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” I believe Heaven is real, not because I’ve had a life-after-death experience or seen the movie that describes a child’s venture to the other side. I don’t think there was ever a time when I didn’t believe in Continue Reading…
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” Purseless. Phoneless. ID-less. That’s how I suddenly found myself the Saturday of Easter weekend. My husband, daughter, son-in-law Continue Reading…
Matthew 5:39 “But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.” Bullying: the use of superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants. As Continue Reading…
Mark 9:23 “…Everything is possible for one who believes.” It was early Saturday morning in Boulder, Colorado. I went to the gas station to fill up my little Renault. The overcast skies looked threatening, but when the station attendant commented that it looked like we were in for a shower, Continue Reading…