"How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?” (Psalms 13:1-2 NIV) The year that I...
“Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception. that says, ‘We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips--who is our master?’” (Psalms 12:1 NIV)Doesn’t...
The Smile Above The Mask It's an unusual time that we're living in during these mask-wearing days of our global pandemic. Full facial expression — something that we normally take for granted — is no longer possible. Communication can be hampered when others cannot see...
I can remember when I was in college I cut out two magazine pictures, one of a silver gray Mercedes and one of a Mansion. They were what I dreamed of driving and living in. I had spent most of my childhood growing up in my Nana’s old, ramshackle house with my Mom,...
The traffic was unusually heavy in Troy, AL, on this particular day, but Tara Parker Routzong and her 9-year-old son, Landon, knew it was because many Floridians had fled their homes due to the approach of Hurricane Irma. With thoughts of these evacuees in his mind,...
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." (Matthew 5:43-44 ESV) As the tour bus wound through the Galilean countryside into the Golan Heights,...
For the last three nights I hadn’t slept too well. I would wake up over an hour earlier than normal and then be unable to get back to sleep. I was a bit tired then when I went into my bedroom to watch a little television this evening. The nightly news was its...