Every weekday at 4:30 PM, I’d position myself on the sidewalk and stand watch. His arrival was as predictable as the persistent tick tock of the Mickey Mouse watch on my tiny left wrist. He’d guide the beat up red Pinto into the same single parking space and climb out with a sloppy smile on…
I unzipped my purse and started fishing for my wallet as I bit my lower lip in shame. With my driver’s license and insurance card in hand, I scrambled out of the car with the strong wind of condemnation whipping across my face. I thought I’d looked in the rear-view mirror, but I guess I…
Shame paid us a visit on Tuesday. He was not an invited guest. The sneaky stinker walked right through our front door like he owned the place. As he mouthed off brazen accusations, my soul shattered into a million pieces of sorrow. Ironically, just hours before Shame crashed my party, I’d authored an article titled…
This weekend, I rolled down my window at a red light and tried to speak God’s kindness to a homeless pregnant woman who was panhandling for money. I felt the crushing pain of her desperation in her bitter response. I can’t stop thinking about her. As I offered her hope and healing in Jesus,…
I slayed a dragon tonight. Last week, our mentor charged us to step on the battlefield as warriors waging battle against the wicked foe seeking to destroy our hopes and dreams. As knights in the King’s service, we can defeat the dragon of resistance as we purpose to press forward into the fight. I found…
The conversation ended, and I felt hollow. The words spoken sucked the joy right out of me and dried up my soul. I knew I should not engage in such a thorny conversation. But the poisonous seeds were quickly scattered, and I didn’t know how to stop them from taking root in the soil of…