It’s borderline obsession, but in a good way, when we can’t spend enough time together when we first start dating someone. At my niece’s recent wedding, the officiant talked about their first meeting in a coffee shop that lasted for 13 hours. All they did was […]
Author: Sandy Ryan Popp
Why Does God Allow Evil?
That’s the question that is on the lips of many right now. If God is good and all-powerful, how can He allow evil? Why are there innocent people suffering if there is a good God? I’m not a theologian. However, I’m a thinking, feeling, compassionate person […]
Ring of Fire
Sometimes, troubles, trials, hate, and evil on the earth can make life look very dark. During the recent “Ring of Fire” eclipse, my husband, mother, and I sat in my mother’s front yard wearing our eclipse glasses, watching as the moon slowly moved in front of […]
Why Pray for Israel?
I took a short break from the internet, and when I came back, I saw the devastating attack on Israel. Many Christians, this writer included, love Israel. Why? For me, it’s the people from whom God chose to be the ancestors of Jesus. One of the […]
Battle Plans
in 2014, I heard those three words nobody wants to hear, “You have cancer.” I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer, which had already advanced to stage four. I would later discover that my chances of living five years were just 20%. On that day in […]