Category: Relationships
When Hope is Compromised
For all our married life Mark has struggled against alcoholism. By the grace of God, he has been winning the battle consistently for over six…
Lord, Help Me to Love
I was 22 when I came to know Jesus, and before that I hadn’t really thought about how to love the unlovely or annoying in…
A Different Retreat
Church life is far from perfect or even relationally safe. How could it be when it is made up of people? We’re all just sinners…
Called to Love
I wrote this thirty years ago. Today, I would have responded differently to this situation with more grace, I hope. I had survived breast cancer…
Mother-Daughter Talks
Here’s a true confession. When I was in junior high, I was what could be called ‘boy crazy’. I didn’t have a personal relationship with…
A Couple
After the first day of college, I was scared. So scared that I came home, went immediately to the freezer, and ate one quarter of…
Who Needs People
One of my favorite things to do is study the Bible with others. In the first few years of my walk with the Lord, I…
Like Heaven on Earth
I am including the setting of this journal entry because I was temporarily but comfortably imprisoned upstairs. All I had was a chair, bible, pen,…
Truth in Love
The word tells us to speak the truth in love. (Eph 4:15) I believe the Lord specifically told me to speak the truth in love…
Listening to His Direction
We get many feelings and impressions about our friends and family members at different times. Sometimes the feelings are accurate but of course, not always….