My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 Sometimes I feel like…
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Baptismals & Baked Potatoes
We came to Mitchell Berean when I was seven years old. The parsonage was one block south in the same limestone brick style as the…
View More Baptismals & Baked PotatoesCrooked Sticks and Straight Lines
God uses crooked sticks to draw straight lines. My childhood pastor used this phrase often. I find great comfort in the thought that God will…
View More Crooked Sticks and Straight LinesPruning the Dead Branches
At a plant sale many years ago, I bought a stick for $2.00. The little tag on it said that it was a redbud tree.…
View More Pruning the Dead BranchesGrowing up P.K.
“Now, don’t go telling this at school!” I used to get annoyed when I heard this reminder growing up as a preacher’s kid. Occasionally I…
View More Growing up P.K.Patience: It’s All About Timing
I’m not a patient person. I try to be, but more often than not I find myself becoming impatient. I have never liked waiting, especially…
View More Patience: It’s All About TimingMatthew 18: Forbearance and Forgiveness
Peter was a gutsy disciple who came out and said what we all silently wonder. In Matthew 18 the question of forgiveness surfaces following Jesus’…
View More Matthew 18: Forbearance and ForgivenessPatience in the Middle of Pain
Never assume that the way it is now is the way that it always will be. This is hope. Whatever pain is lodged in your…
View More Patience in the Middle of PainPatience with Boundaries
It’s not unusual to see other vehicles in our driveway. One person in particular in our congregation will only stop by at the house to…
View More Patience with BoundariesWhen the Pastor’s Wife is the Drummer
I sat there in my floor-length dress, waiting for the worship service to start and feeling their eyes upon me. Some in anticipation, some in…
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