Do you ever feel like God is screening your calls? You’re desperate to hear God’s voice, but heaven is still. Years ago I thought the only word I heard was “Stop that!” followed by the shoulds, oughts and cant's. Then sitting at the Father’s knee, I became familiar with His voice speaking above the clashing sound of … [Read more...]
Without a Prayer
Imagine life without prayer. A woman sits beside her dying daughter’s bedside. What can she do other than pray? She can’t put breath back within a fading body. She can’t hope for healing here or after. Only prayer. Another woman cumbered with despair from a broken marriage, a wayward son, a lost job. When someone carrying … [Read more...]
Be . . .
Life squeezes hard and chokes joy and rest. This has been a long winter. It could get longer if I allow it. So, do I steep in the low places of bad news or listen to what the High King of Heaven has to say . . . about it? But the voices, so many voices! Our head is overfed. I look around my house, my workplace, my … [Read more...]
No Appointment Neccessary
Working as a medical secretary in a busy family practice gives me many opportunities to listen to flustered patients who need to wait to see the doctor. After battling the frustration of busy signals and answering services, they finally get a person that will schedule the space for them to be seen and heard by the good … [Read more...]