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  • In His Time

    I had been praying for someone for so long now that I couldn’t even count the number of times I had done so. I had included them in my morning and evening prayer. I had sighed prayers for them while… Continue reading

    In His Time
  • An Enunciated Life

    They were the Schmidt sisters. I had first learned to know of them during Covid when church services and group singing had been streamed out while we all hunkered down in our homes. Although I thought they sang beautifully together,… Continue reading

    An Enunciated Life
  • On Covetousness

    I had never heard God speak to me about this particular thing before, and even as I heard the words that day about covetousness, I didn’t think too much about it. I had always thought of covetousness as earthly possessions,… Continue reading

    On Covetousness
  • The Eye of the Needle

    It all started with a quote I heard that dreary Monday morning. “If you’re humble, you won’t stumble.” All that day I thought about it and as more thoughts began to fill my mind, one became foremost. It felt like… Continue reading

    The Eye of the Needle
  • Seven Buses

    I listened with interest to the story about a gang member or “homeboy” from the streets of LA. A pastor had taken into his care many of them, not actually providing a home for them, but becoming their safe place.… Continue reading

    Seven Buses