Oh, But for the Mercy of God!
I’ve heard people say “Lorrrd, have mercy!” as a quick retort when yet another “I can’t believe it” circumstance happens. In reality, that is what we should say, rather pray, anytime we encounter a roadblock, a rock landslide, “rocked my world” or rock crazy situations going on in our world. God is our ROCK in…
When Forgiveness Seems Too Much to Expect
It was customary for my mom and me, my boyfriend, his sister, and his parents to go out to eat at Kip’s Big Boy every Sunday night after church. It was our date night of the week. We lived many miles apart so it was a big deal for us to have this time together.…
From Hyper-Space to Hyper-Grace
This post was inspired by a friend’s FB post a couple of weeks ago. She and her husband were at an arcade museum playing those good-old-days games. The museum gave them the opportunity to play the games as well as provided other media that traced the history of the games and their creators. In my…
“You Without Sin, Cast the First Stone”
From John 8:1-11, those are words that Jesus spoke to the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees when they brought a woman before Him when she was caught in the act of adultery. The first question I have….where was the man caught in the act of adultery with her? The second question I have…
Forgiveness is Unlocking the Door to Freedom
Forgiveness is Unlocking the Door to Freedom FORGIVENESS: to wipe the slate clean, to pardon, to cancel a debt. When we wrong someone, we seek his or her forgiveness for the relationship to be restored. Forgiveness isn’t granted because a person deserves to be forgiven. Instead, it is an act of love, mercy, and grace.…
Love Means Saying “You’re Forgiven”!
“Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free, and realizing you were the prisoner.” Yesterday, my post was about apologizing, saying AND meaning those words, “I’m so sorry!” Today’s is the reciprocating action…..being quick to forgive. How is that possible when we may have been hurt so deeply and their “I’m sorry” just isn’t…
Because He Lives, I Can Face Today AND Tomorrow
The hullabaloo about New Year’s Eve celebrations has ended for another year….well, except for many of us who are still sharing how we commemorated 2017’s debut. Unlike so many that entered into 2017 with a gnarly hangover, I heard about New Year’s Eve church services where those in attendance heard messages about the possibilities that…
What’s Your Rhythm?
Rhythm — a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. This morning I woke up, looked at the clock and first words out of my mouth were, “Thank you, Lord, for getting my sleep rhythm back to normal.” For me, that is a regular, repeated pattern of at least 6 or 7 hours of…
LOVE Forgives
Yesterday, my post was about apologizing, saying AND meaning those words, “I’m so sorry!” Today’s is the reciprocating action…..being fast to forgive. How is that possible when we may have been hurt so deeply? I’ve read many incredible stories about people who forgave in the most heart-wrenching situations, especially when forgiving would seem so unnecessary…
Shovel-fulls or Spoon-fulls
Day 151 of Photo Inspirations — Shovel-fulls or Spoon-fulls I heard such a beautiful message Sunday about “The Man in the Mirror”. We all remember this song as one of Michael Jackson’s best. It spoke of the person we need to be in order to make the world a better place. The chorus went like…