“Audre Lorde description: “Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one’s own actions or lack of action. If it leads to change then it can be useful, since it is then no longer guilt but the beginning of knowledge. Yet all too often, guilt is just...
I, like many other white conservative women, have been lumped in with the “alt-right” white supremacy Nazi remnant for our choice to vote Republican. This article by Nicole Hemmer is rich with reasons why I reject the efforts of those who choose to paint...
My car is back in the shop today for some of its 140,000 mile service after a quick oil change and airbag warranty service yesterday….It’s 2006 Honda Element I’ve had 3 years and it had 53,000 miles when I got it. The service rep said, “You...
Absolutely, one of the most wonderful things about my life is sitting in my office with a student and watching her begin to open up, a tiny little crack forming in the hard shell around her mind and heart, as we talk and I share Scripture, respond to her questions,...
“I believe almost any tree can grow out of a rock, given the right conditions. I’ve certainly seen enough of them. In my part of the world, I’ve seen just about every type of tree doing this. Generally the seed must find a little nook to become...
Question from my 42 year old daughter: I’m wondering if you can help me with in the next couple of days. I’m working on the essay I started a couple of years ago about the quilt Granny Boyd made that...
When I began teaching the Bible and biblical principles to adults, I would tell class members that some people approach their faith journey as tourists on a group excursion who trust others to set the agenda, select the sites, and determine the schedule. The only...
“I Pity the Fool” Cathy Byrd 9-10-17 In their seminal book “Boundaries”, published 25 years ago, Cloud and Townsend listed the ever-broadening, socially-expanded opportunities one encounters in life to learn to accept “no” from others that arise as one grows and...
“Jesus wept.” (John 11:35) “Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb.” (John 11:38) These little verses come in the midst of the story of Lazarus’ illness, Jesus’ delay, Lazarus’ death, Martha’s and Mary’s...
Devotional time this morning….. Someone told me one time that we give as much of ourselves as we can understand to as much of God as we can understand. When we grow in Christ, knowing him and making him known, we come to see and know ourselves with greater...
