Life is messy. Toxic messy. We try to live each day as best we can, but each day seems to try to pull our collective rugs out from under us. Loved ones will do stupid things, destroying their lives and maybe even a little of ours, and we can do nothing to change it. We […]
The Shadow of Death
Why? I see the pain, the suffering in the world and am overwhelmed. I see, I taste the fruits of death. The old, the young, the guilty, the innocent. So many robbed of life before their time. The child just waking up to life. The young woman, murdered by someone she thought she loved. I’ve seen […]
Trusting Him
Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. John 12:24 Have you ever had a dream die? I remember when I was a young teenager I had so many dreams. I had […]
So Shall I
So Shall I A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ Shall I wander, Lord? Shall I wander in the desert? If You ask me Lord, so shall I. ~ Shall I ponder, Lord? What You teach me in this desert? As You teach me Lord, so shall I. ~ Shall I be humbler, Lord? […]
Throwing Ourselves in the Nile: How God Can Use The Vehicle of Our Destruction to Bring Life.
One of the most incredible mysteries of God, to me, is how He can take things that are negative, and use them to bring life. I mean, it’s impossible right? Sickness, death, destruction, pain, they should only be able to bring about more sickness, death, destruction and pain. At best you could say that the […]
Is God Not Fair? Part 4: The Grace of God
To be Fair: Agreeing with what is thought to be right or acceptable. :Treating people in a way that does not favor some over others. :Not to harsh or critical. This is the final in a series exploring the fairness of God. If you missed the first three parts of this series I recommend your read them […]
In Trial You Are There
In Trial You Are There A Poem By Joy Aletheia Stevens ~ In my time of trial You are there In my time of trial You are there ~ When I face the turmoil Of this world In my time of trial Your will unfolds ~ When I’m in the desert You are there […]
Can We Be Thankful For Trials?
In less than a week it will be Thanksgiving, and after that we enter the mad rush of stress and radiance that is the holidays. Our facebook pages have been overrun with thankful postings as people contemplate what they hold valuable about their lives. The feast is being planned. The football game is being anticipated. […]
Is God Not Fair? Part 1: Why Me? Why Them? Why This?
I went in for an ultrasound the other day. It’s a routine exam I get every six months to check my liver for cancer. My liver is pretty compromised, stage four of four stages. My doc explained to me that the liver can sustain a great deal of damage and still function. Thankfully my liver has […]
It Is Well With My Soul
Imagine this story with me: You’re a successful business person, with a young family, five children in fact! You have invested well and you have confidence in your investments. You are so blessed and fortunate! God is so good! And then something happens… You are heavily invested in real estate, but all of a sudden there […]