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Truth-Shaming

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Becky Toews

Luke 9:26 “Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.” Fat-shaming. You’ve no doubt heard of it. It’s when people are mocked or Continue Reading…

When We Don’t Get It

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Becky Toews

Isaiah 55:8 “‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. There are times when I just don’t get what God is doing. To paraphrase Shakespeare, my prayers seem to be “filled with sound and fury, signifying nothing.” I feel helpless in the face of injustices, Continue Reading…