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Pray Rather Than Judge
"And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I do not condemn him, for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world."...
Sharing Truth Not Shying Away
But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph. In their failure they will be put to utter shame, to lasting,...
Soften My Heart, Lord
“For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?” // Matthew 5:44 When I was in graduate school, an administrative assistant in our program was very...
If the Lord Wills It
You have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears. // James 4:14 I am, and have...
Beyond Good Intentions
“You are in the right rather than I; you have treated me generously, while I have done you harm. Great is the generosity you showed me today . . ....
A New Look at Creation
“This was he of whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.'" // John 1:15 I must admit that...
Show Me the Truth, Don't Tell Me It
"Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?" At that time Jesus cured many of their diseases, sufferings, and evil spirits; he also granted...
First Say No
I remember when my parents decided to start tithing in our church. I remember it clearly because they increased our allowance slightly as well and suggested that we give a...
Finding Our Way Back to the Path
I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the needs of the individual across the table from me. I had thus far succeeded in shutting out the sounds...
What's Your Role in the Circumstances?
Did he just honk at me? I glanced over my shoulder to see a middle-aged man waving his hands impatiently and pointing at my husband’s truck. I took a deep...
Our Friends, the Angels
“Just ignore her talk about angels and everything. She is sort of weird.” That is the only comment about angels I remember hearing as a child; I sort of lumped...
For the World's Sorrows
My heart ached for them. A family I loved was fractured and breaking under weight of personal sin. My job was simply to love them through it. I couldn’t fix...
