“The Holy Sound” Stanza 4 One of the most desperate needs in my or anyone’s life is grace. We cannot earn grace; earning it defies its very definition. Although He was a mighty God, Jesus came to us as a seed of man, swaddled within the […]
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Mistakes Happen
“To err is human, to forgive is divine” Alexander Pope, An Essay On Criticism Do your mistakes haunt you, repeating like unwanted reruns in your mind? I used to punishingly replay these mistakes in my mind, hoping that would teach me a lesson. It only made me […]
The Life Preserver
While reading Psalm 119 today, I remembered my cancer journey. My result was miraculous, but miracles are only possible within challenges and impossibilities. I remember how God helped preserve my life within the cancer nightmare and its treatment protocols. Like Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote, “How do […]
Cancer & Candidates
We are on the eve of the most polarizing U.S. election that I’ve ever experienced. Those on each side fear a tragic outcome if their candidate doesn’t win. They say never discuss religion or politics, but God cares about politics too. If God keeps track of […]
The Love Of the Gardener Part 4
HOLY CABBAGE I could have bought a truckload of organic produce for the amount of cash I’ve sunk into my garden this year. Cabbage worms helped themselves to the fruits of my labor and chewed holes through nearly every leaf. I angrily sifted through the foliage, […]