She was young, just a teen. He waved his weapon in her face. “Are you a Christian?” he hissed. She paused. Would she choose life or death? She straightened her shoulders, and her eyes locked on his. “Yes. Yes, I’m a Christian.” He pulled the trigger. It seems we hear stories like this more […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 3
Drink the cup. Word Count: 3 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy “For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him . . .” ~ Philippians 1:29
Still Saturday: For Those Who Suffer
Around the turn of the twentieth century, a bar of steel was worth about $5 . . . But the more it was shaped, hammered, put through the fire, beaten, pounded, and polished, the greater its value. May we use this analogy as a reminder to be still, silent, and long-suffering, for it is […]
Word of the Week: Feelings
feeling – noun \ˈfē-liŋ\ : an awareness by your body of something in it or on it : an emotional state or reaction : susceptibility to impression I haven’t been feeling very Christian. It’s not even my battle, but I’ve been caught in the crossfire. Now that it’s finally over, I want to write […]
bluebirds of sadness
I removed the makings of a nest. Several times. But then I got sick, and when I made it back to the box in the side yard, they’d laid their eggs. Cream-colored, speckled brown. And so I left them. And watched them. Since they were busy here, I reasoned, they’d leave the other box […]
Monday Meditation: Playing with Stones
Grace is uncommonly quiet. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t busy. I go in search of her and find her in the bathroom. She’s washing stones. With her toothbrush and my toothpaste. Water ripples green and blue and rose and yellow and orange from polished pebbles with names like carnelian and amethyst and quartz and […]
