Tears rolled down my face this morning as my Bible study lesson spoke about confinement. You know. Those times where God allows you to be isolated from the rest of the world. The periods of your life where you feel alone, without anyone to talk to. Have you ever felt confined? I remembered two stretches…
Wildfires, senseless violence, premature deaths. Sometimes it seems like the world around us is falling apart and it triggers a sense of desperation. There’s a feeling of helplessness. We are overwhelmed. The battle is larger than we can handle. Have you ever felt desperate? In 2 Kings 6, a vast Aramean army surrounded the prophet…
“Where are the Christmas boxes?” Once Thanksgiving was over I was determined to put some of the holiday decorations up, but they were in vats in the back of the attic. In order to get to them, I had to move countless other boxes out. It would require all the muscle I had, so I…
Black Friday. I wrestled with the decision to make an earlier than usual start to battle crowds for door-buster bargains. Was it worth it? At first I didn’t think so. I began at one large department store that looked like a war zone. Clothes strewn everywhere. Items out of place. I gave up trying to…
(This Thanksgiving poem, written in the spirit of “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” made it’s debut on the POP blog on Thanksgiving, 2014. We thought we’d share it again.) ‘Twas the day of Thanksgiving and all through the house, Only the dog and I were stirring, Hopefully not a mouse. There’s much to be…