You’ve probably heard J.M. Barrie’s fairy origin story in the book Peter Pan: “When the very first baby laughed for the very first time, the sound broke into a million tiny pieces which became fairies.” Hearing a baby laugh is a magical sound, and it is no wonder that joy gives birth to whimsy. DespiteContinue reading “Out of the Mouths of Infants”
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The Sins of the Mothers
The sins of mothers are on full display this week in the headlines, and reading them always makes me take a closer look at my own. Every sin boils down to selfishness. All selfishness leads to death. Selfishness drives mothers to be the center. We want to be needed, necessary, an integral part of ourContinue reading “The Sins of the Mothers”
Echoes from Job
Job said, “Oh! That my words were written! Oh! That they were inscribed in a book!” His prayer was abundantly answered. His ordeal, his words, his case for right, and his outcomes have all been printed in the greatest bestseller of all time. This isn’t because Job’s words are so great on their own. It’sContinue reading “Echoes from Job”
Cure for Unbelief
A four year old who is dear to my heart visited this week, and when I announced that it was time to clean up all of our toys, she had as many excuses as Moses when He was called by God to return to Egypt. “I am so tired,” she tried. “My hands are tooContinue reading “Cure for Unbelief”
Chrome Commodes and Other Idols
The heavy metal door swung closed with a clang, and I was alone in the drunk tank. (That’s what they call the solitary confinement room in my local jail.) The block walls and cement floor are bare. A shiny chrome commode adorns one corner. It seems larger than it is because it is the onlyContinue reading “Chrome Commodes and Other Idols”
The Chicken or the Egg?
I collect eggs from my chicken coop everyday. It’s an opportunity to practice philosophy: Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Philosophy is limited, however. It only leads full circle. If there weren’t any eggs, there would cease to be chickens. And if there weren’t any chickens, there wouldn’t be any eggs. I foundContinue reading “The Chicken or the Egg?”
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A Prayer Listen
“Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil,” the Preacher wrote in his book of Ecclesiastes. This past Saturday, there were a lot of things I could haveContinue reading “A Prayer Listen”
The Well-Worn Path
Listen HERE As my husband and I walked recently, I looked down in the grass and wondered what could have made the two-track trail there. It didn’t seem wide enough to have been the wheels of our golf cart, and just as I started suspecting someone of trespassing on a four-wheeler, it occurred to meContinue reading “The Well-Worn Path”
