God’s Grace Grace has been an important part of my Christian life from the earliest days of inviting God into my heart. Every time I think of the word grace, I hear the lyrics to the hymn, “Grace, grace, God’s grace, grace that will pardon and cleanse within. Grace, grace, God’s grace, grace that is greater than all our sin,”… View Post
Finding Grace in the Hard Times I was scrolling through social media the other day when I received an alert that a journalist was interviewing an author about her latest book and the life issues she had experienced during 2020. As I listened, I noticed there were plenty of supportive, encouraging comments, but I was also taken aback by the… View Post
Do You Feel Discouraged and Defeated Over the past few weeks I’ve felt like the old Timex commercial: “it takes a licking and keeps on ticking.” The similarities are eery. I feel beat up, run over, and a little like I’ve taken a licking. From the outside you probably wouldn’t notice anything different, but peek inside my heart and you’ll… View Post
Feeling Defeated Lately, I feel as if I’ve been hanging by a thread. I don’t like saying these words, much less living them, but it is what it is. These types of feelings can cause me [or any of us] to feel weak and defeated. But I’m not weak and defeated, and the prince of darkness doesn’t like it when… View Post
Enjoy the Quiet It’s 6:30am. I’m sitting on a deck alone, overlooking a South Carolina inlet that weaves its way through rows and rows of beach houses. The beach is just a street away. It’s quiet. The rest of the house is sleeping. There’s a light breeze, and a slender white egret quietly walks through the water, gathering his breakfast. … View Post
Waiting For a Sunrise A few years ago, I started a habit of occasionally waking early to take in a sunrise and spend time listening for God’s voice – just me and Jesus. Each night before one of these early risings, I would check the internet for the official time of sunrise the next morning, lay out my clothes, and… View Post
