I am sitting at a car dealership service department while they tuneup my wife’s car. My mind, though, wanders back to a familiar passage that I suddenly saw for the first time. Do you know what I mean by that? The passage comes from the twenty-third chapter of Psalms. It […]
Sharon never realized the churchgoers were teetotalers or she wouldn’t have brought the six pack of beer to the cookout. She is enjoying this sweet, sweet tea that Bev Underwood brought to soothe their pallets, but she keeps thinking about the pretty sweet brand of pricey beer sitting in the […]
“The Lord Is my shepherd I lack nothing” Lack nothing when All out of control? Certainty when […]
Don’t give up hope but continue to trust God. Don’t burn out during hard times waiting to see what triumphs God can create out of this trial. Keep praying for one another and for how you can find creative ways to support and encourage one another always. Romans 12: 11-13
“The dessert is very good,” Frank takes a last bite of Sharon’s red velvet cake. “Would you like another piece?” Sharon reaches for Frank’s empty plate. “I would, but I need to stop with one,” Frank places his hand over his plate. Sharon sits back in her seat at the […]
Sharon sits quietly in her living room, no TV, no CD, or anything. She is listening carefully for his car to pull up in her driveway. She hasn’t been this nervous waiting on a date to come pick her up since Chuck Vickers, a senior came to take her, a […]
She stands modestly and hopefully appropriately dressed in a new peach colored dress. It’s been thirteen years since Sharon has been face-to-face with Frank Richards. She, now has second thoughts, but it is too late to walk away. She rang the doorbell on this lovely, modest home. She can hear […]
She startles the preacher at first when he enters the sanctuary this morning. He didn’t expect anyone to be there at nine A.M. on a Tuesday. But there she is. The sunlight filtering through the stained glass windows softly color her blonde and grey hair. She is probably middle-aged or […]
It was nearly one year ago today. I can count the days I’ve left this empty lifeless house on one hand. I’ve tried to move on. I’ve accepted every invitation from friends to eat out. Three is the total. They happened the first week. They were all from three different […]
“What do you plan to do with that little .22 pop gun?” the black bearded man in the tuxedo asks as he takes a step closer to Sunni De La Croix. “Take another step closer and you’ll find out.” Sunni aims her small .22 caliber pistol at his heart. “You’d […]
