Dentist Chairs and the Nearness of God

Dentist Chairs and the Nearness of God

God is Always with Me   “You’re doing great, Patty. We’re almost done.” His words brought hope but what I wanted to hear sounded more like “All done.” Why does thirty-six percent of the population fear the dentist? I’m not sure but I’m one of the thirty-six...
Little Ones to Him Belong

Little Ones to Him Belong

Jesus Loves My Grumpy Relatives   Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas bring us into close proximity with those in need. The stranger lingering in the foyer of the store. The talkative relative whose political diatribe you’ve memorized. The whining child who can’t...
Lockdowns and Empty Tanks

Lockdowns and Empty Tanks

“Sorry ma’am. But you can’t leave. We’re on lockdown.” After traveling to Fort Worth to view an art exhibit called “From Heaven to Earth,” these words seemed out of place. But I did as I was told and took a seat in the common area. After texting my husband not to...
Waves of Unforgiveness

Waves of Unforgiveness

My father passed away twelve years ago this month. My relationship with him—both living and in the time since his death—has proved a most rigorous lesson in forgiveness.   Just as grief comes in waves, unforgiveness knocks us down unexpectedly and repeatedly....
Lessons from Lewis: A Speck of Life

Lessons from Lewis: A Speck of Life

Nobody’s Perfect If we say we have fellowship with him and yet keep on walking in the darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth.  But if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son...