To say that there was tension in the air would be an understatement. It felt more like a Western showdown where both sides came ready to draw after a count to ten. The body language said it all. Crossed arms. Short greetings. I breathed deep and prayed that God’s...
What will you accomplish today? Yesterday I didn’t check anything off of my “to-do” list. In fact, I didn’t even have a “to-do” list. I didn’t have the satisfying feeling from getting anything done, because I didn’t. I didn’t meet with a student, wash and fold any...
Easter and springtime–they go together. When I was a kid I probably thought that baby chicks, colorful eggs and spring flowers were mentioned in the Biblical story of the resurrection—at least it’s somewhere in the gospel according to North Americans. Then we...
Every Thursday at 11:00 a.m., I met with a group of six girls who were students at Abilene Christian University. We talked, prayed and read scripture together as they navigated college life. I got to know them little by little as we shared stories. Our prayers and...
My Dad has been suffering with some intense pain for nearly two months now since he had an acute pancreatitis attack one Sunday morning on the way to church. I know that there are verses about rejoicing in suffering, but I’ll be honest, there hasn’t been...
My Mom passed away two years ago this week. It was all such a whirlwind that it is still difficult to believe it happened. She flew to California from Louisiana to visit her sister and sister-in-law, but the next day she was in the emergency room instead of having...
