Rest was God’s idea. But the concept of Sabbath rest was introduced to me as one of many rules to be kept. In the 1980s and 90s, I didn’t know much of the Bible, had a fear-based view of God, and …
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If we truly belong to Christ, we will abide in him. We will remain. We will “hold our original confidence firm to the end” (Heb. 3:14). Even if we run away for a time, we will return. Even if we …
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This week I had an appointment to determine what autoimmune disorder is making me chronically fatigued. The doctor studied the last six months’ tests and procedures. He examined me, and we talked for an hour. Then he ordered even more …
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Chronic illness and watching the slow decline of my parents has sparked thoughts about aging and death. Knowing what looms ahead, I’ve been musing on dying. Brace yourself. The aging process often strips our beautifying sanctification. If you believe there …
Continue Reading →“You know…the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them” (2 Timothy 3:11b) Sometimes the difficulties just about wipe us out. Our health is ruined, and our ability to hang in there evaporates. What does the …
Continue Reading →Near the end of my homeschooling career, the Lord threw wide the door for fiction writing. It was time! Like a dam that had burst, a torrent of words flooded out of me and onto the page. I didn’t know …
Continue Reading →On Easter weekend the thirteen young adults receiving baptism stood before hundreds and testified, nervously unfolding their individual stories to the masses. One after another—some shyly, others boldly, each stepped up to the microphone. Their accounts brought tears. All were …
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