Good news is not the same as a happy ending. While we celebrate what has been found, we cannot restore what was lost. But we can go on living in hope.
Psalm 131 “O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.” What is the frame out of which my everyday decisions
“I am trying to accept that it is okay to feel conflicted and confused at times like this. That is part of what makes us human. And it is in these moments that we can reach out to God and feel the Holy Spirit. The Lord is with us in green pastures and he leads us beside still waters. The Lord also walks us through the valley of the shadow of death with his rod and his staff. And sometimes we are not sure whether we are in the green pastures or the valley of death’s shadow.
by Scott Petersen I laced up my running shoes Tuesday morning. Here in Georgia as the morning began to heat up I ran defiantly. I
by Linda Ryan Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying. — Martin Luther According to
by Maria Evans Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this
by Richard Groves “Iona of my heart, Iona my love. Instead of monks’ voices, there shall be lowing of cattle. But ‘ere the world comes
by Emily A. Mellott Every year, early in January, certain dates imprint themselves on my consciousness: Ash Wednesday (this year, February 13), and the date
by Kathy Staudt I haven’t posted in awhile because for the last three quarters of 2012, I was in the process of moving, from the
If someone were to ask me to come up with a modern parable about “change and growth within the church,” I’d start talking about the year my favorite golf course put in zoysia fairways.