Fallen is a story about the incredible mercy and grace of God. In the beginning, we chose to disobey, yet He already had a plan in place to redeem us by sending His Son. He loves us that much! The …
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Fallen is a story about the incredible mercy and grace of God. The story starts with creation and features Adam and Eve and their destructive decision. In the beginning, when that ancient serpent tempted us to disobey, we did as …
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In the opening pages of my novel Fallen, God crafts the universe and creates a man and a woman in His own image. In this story of life, death, and the beginning, the imagined emotions, conversations, and descriptions of the …
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Returning to the home of my childhood in small-town Oklahoma was an eyeopener. What was once a vibrant, bustling small town is now a largely deserted rundown signpost of the shift of America from rural to urban. Every one of …
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When I returned to my ancestral home I knew the experience would be filled with emotion. We went to honor a departed loved one. Ashes would be spread, cemetery visited, decaying old town that holds our memories viewed and mourned. …
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Death feels near. People merely going about their lives have been struck down. Airplanes have plummeted or disappeared. War has intruded into quiet lives. Yet again, violence has occurred in our streets. And a well-known comedian who brought joy to …
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@ Doug88888 via Compfight Death and destruction are unnatural, a violation, a gash torn into the fabric of God’s beautiful creation. We are designed for grandeur, harmony, and eternity. This world is not our home. We live in a fallen …
Continue Reading →Today we are flying back from my husband’s mother’s funeral. We are completely worn out. The year-and-a-half long battle with the inoperable cancer and watching her slowly fade away took it all out of us. The trips back and forth …
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“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12 ESV). Today we rose before dawn to fly westward, the rising sun at our backs. As with most of life’s lessons, numbering days …
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“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me, your rod and your staff, they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4). Jesus descended into that valley, that pit we …
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