My daughter, Janet Lister, has started her own blog, His Grace is Enuff, and I love her post today, Can I Have a Do-Over? . Her blog is an example of this generation using the social media in the best of possible ways to encourage each other in this treacherous life that they must negotiate. Too…
It has been awhile since I wrote a note here. Life has reminded me of carnival rides with the Tile-A-Whirl and roller coasters taking top prizes! The devotionals that I have written in the last few months have a discernible thread about trusting God on a daily basis. Trusting Him enough to allow Jesus to…
Former pastor, Eddie Long, is the more recent in a long list of Christian leaders who have succumbed to temptation in a very public way. J. Lee Grady, former editor of Charisma wrote in his most recent blog,Phoney Rabbis, Lost Discernment and the Eddie Long Disaster True restoration requires a lengthy process of repentance, restitution and inner…
I wrote a devotion this week, My Expectations, that included the lectionary text, 2 Kings 5:1-14. It was only today that I took the time to read, slowly, Chapter 5 in its entirety. (sigh) The point of the devotion is that I need to obey God even when I can’t see the point of what…
Released on November 1, 2011, Richard Paul Evans has given us another ‘gift’ of a wonderful story that teaches us like a modern day parable. Every year it seems Mr. Evans has brought forth such an inspired work and Lost December does not disappoint. Based on Jesus’ original prodigal son, Mr. Evans’ character, Luke, squanders all…
My husband, Henry, and I have created a new Facebook page as a way for people to connect with us regarding our availability to teach or speak to groups. We would love to hear from you!
Book reviews of From Sorrows to Sapphires by Angela Williams and Terrible Things Happened to Me by Tom Scales The Church was designed by Jesus Christ to be a hospital for the ill and dying. Some people come and need support groups and rehab; others need intensive care treatment. Jesus is in the “miracle business”….
J. Lee Grady’s newsletter this month, Why Bishop Eddie Long Should Be Transparent, convicted me of my own need for accountability in order to be spiritually healthy. It is a no-brainer to say that accountability among the ordained is, at best lax, and more often non-existent. As Mr. Grady points out there is a trade-off…
I have heard parents dither about when to talk to their children about sex. I submit that most children know the ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ of sex, drugs, and drinking. There are more pressing issues: Bullying– I have heard three generations now bemoan how “children today are so cruel!” and then do nothing more than tell…
I had heard of this book a number of years ago but recently I began receiving emails once again warning me of the terrible heresies and to keep my grandchildren away from this book. So, as a writer and publisher, I decided to check it out. The book that I obtained from my local library…