Oct 29, 2020 | Courage, Fear & Doubt, Image of God
I did not grow up going to church. As such, Halloween seemed a harmless annual opportunity to amass delicious chocolate treats. I will never forget one year when I was six years old. My mother worked for weeks sewing the Halloween costume I asked for. Finally, the...
Jan 22, 2020 | Abortion and Healing, Sanctity of Life
I recently saw a bumper sticker that read, “The Ten Commandments Are Not Multiple Choice.” Wouldn’t it be nice if we could pick and choose? After all, who doesn’t want to have their cake and eat it too? We Deceive Ourselves However, when it comes to...
Nov 12, 2019 | Adoption, Courage, Sanctity of Life
Adoption. What a beautiful concept. And it was God’s idea! It is how God chose to create a family for Himself to be the object of His eternal love and affection (Ephesians 1:5; Romans 8:15). In fact, all throughout history, God has woven adoption into His divine...
Sep 18, 2019 | Character of God, Evil & Satan & Sin, Image of God
When I visited the county fair each year as a young adult, my favorite exhibit was always the pen of baby “piggies.” Just thinking back on them makes me smile. We live in a culture that is nearly obsessed with animals. Pampered pets are everywhere. There are zoos to...
May 12, 2019 | Abortion and Healing, Sanctity of Life
When God has a Different Plan There is perhaps no mom more famous than Mary, the mother of Jesus. Though Jesus’s conception was unlike any other, like all moms, Mary had hopes and dreams for her child. What he would be like; how he would make a difference in the...
Jan 26, 2019 | Abortion and Healing, Poems, Sanctity of Life
Thirty-five years ago, I lost my only child to abortion. When I read of the increasing “celebration” of abortion in our world today, I am so grieved that I simply have no words. But then I remember a time when God did give me words, soul-searching words of grief for...