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Serpents, Doves, and Opportunism

Serpents, Doves, and Opportunism

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.” Matthew 10:16 These are among Jesus’ words to his disciples, the Twelve, as he was preparing them to be sent, two by two, out into the world. He commended the...
Swords to Plowshares

Swords to Plowshares

Meme seen:  “You attract people when you have a healing spirit. Be careful with that.  Because darkness is drawn to your light…… #everybodydontwanthealing.” That’ll come to light soon enough.  It took a while for me to figure it out, though. This...
Re-Gathering

Re-Gathering

One morning I found myself overwhelmed by competing demands on my time. With five women in the Titus 2 residence, three of whom are relatively new and two under court order, there are a lot of meetings, counseling sessions, and appointments- mental health, medical,...
Remaking a House a Home

Remaking a House a Home

Written 5/17/19- as we have been clearing, cleaning, and repairing the Titus 2 life recovery residence. I received a call yesterday from the piano technician who pronounced the death knell upon our ministry’s Baldwin piano recently. He’d located a...

Pandemic Suffering

Entering our third month of Covid-19 limitations and losses, griefs and aggravations, fears and unsteadiness I have listened to and commiserated with a number of people as we have talked about the changes and expected changes. We have also discovered a few unexpected...
Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

Friday 5/15/20 My first image upon opening my computer was a lovely view of the cosmos that I discovered was the Rosette Nebula. I usually don’t look twice at those opening pictures on my computer but this captured my attention. As I looked at it I felt God clearly...
Letting My Body Down

Letting My Body Down

Letting My Body Down May 4, 2020 In February 2019, during the extreme recovery aftermath of Hurricane Michael I began some experiencing pain in the right side of my neck and shoulder. The neck pain I attributed, in part, to arthritis and having to turn my head a...
God Calls and Makes His Mark

God Calls and Makes His Mark

stig-muh (singular) or stig-mah-tuh (plural) In general: In the singular especially, it is a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one’s reputation. Medicine/Medical: a. a mental or physical mark that is characteristic of a defect or disease:...
A  Severe Mercy ?

A Severe Mercy ?

A severe mercy? On April 29, 2015 I wrote briefly in a social media post after reading one of my favorite daily meditations written by Jill Carattini, a portion of which is here: “Practically speaking, disillusionment is the loss of illusion. In terms of...
Miracles of Healing Ministry

Miracles of Healing Ministry

  Miracles of Healing Ministry CBB 4-15-20 “As a very young child, perhaps 3 ½ or 4, I recall my Father taking me to see a relative of his in Barbour County, AL. My recollection is that it was his maternal grandfather’s second wife, whom family members called...