“You’re Gonna Do Big Things for Christ!” From time to time, well-meaning friends have offered encouragement with these types of words, “You are gonna do great!” Generally, it’s in response to a prayer request for an upcoming speaking event, where…
(Last year following a storm on the Sea of Galilee) XXXXX Bay brought up a beloved memory the other day. It’s not one I’ve forgotten, not by any means. In fact, I think about it frequently at times when…
Broken and Still Useful Shortly after Bay and I first moved to Pagosa Springs, we joined a small group Bible Study with younger married couples our age. One night, a question came up that required us to think through…
Reclamation and Consecration – Old Made New This past summer, my sweet husband dedicated some of his time to helping a couple of dear friends with some jobs around their homes that he knew needed an extra pair of…
Refreshing Souls There’s nothing better for filling up my soul than an hour or two out on the little lake near our house in my kayak. Somehow I breathe more deeply when my paddle hits the water. I’ve only…
First Century Politics in a Twenty-First Century World As fall starts to show her face in my little neck of the woods (with signs everywhere of her coming), there is also a vivid reminder that this is election season. …
My Own Personal Theology of Suffering Well…I’ve come to the end of what’s turned into a three month series on establishing a biblical theology of suffering to tuck away for “when.” By no means is it conclusive, and there…
Who Sinned? This morning as I sit to write on developing a Biblical Theology of Suffering, there is one story in the New Testament that came to mind and is worthy of our time.. So, let’s jump in… The…
The GIFT (!) of Suffering Years ago I met a gal and her husband who attended the same church Bay and I attended in Phoenix, AZ. They were a precious couple who, you knew from the get-go, dearly loved…
Lessons From Those Who’ve Gone Before It’s always of interest to me, when I start studying a subject (in this case the development of a Theology of Suffering), how often my path crosses with someone else who is studying…