“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8) I love walking on a beach, watching crabs skittering about, seeing the landscape change before my eyes as the tides ebb and flow. When I stick my feet, though, into the waves at the edge, I feel the surface moving—shifting, eroding, sucking all support out from under me...taking me... Continue Reading →
The Privileged Life: Worthless and Unloved…or Worthy and Loved?
“...that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge....” Ephesians 3:17-19a Shuffled in with other old documents at our home is a 1908 stock certificate.... Continue Reading →
The Privileged Life: Love that Lasts
“The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: ‘Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love....’” (Jeremiah 31:3a) A few years ago, my beloved and I were roped into serving as contestants for a homemade version of “The Newlywed Game” in front of a crowd of friends. Even though we’d been married nearly three decades at that point, we were... Continue Reading →