Secret Slavery
I had lifeless eyes, a hollow belly, and a stressed out heart. I obeyed the commands of an eating disorder, chained to the duty of dying for perfection. My eyes had slowly been transformed to blur out truth.
Small Reminders of Him
I went to the closet to grab a blanket for the Minister, but then I hesitated for just a moment. What if friends come to visit? What if our heater breaks? This is our warmest blanket… Do I just give it away?
No Man Could Save Him
He tried to surface three times and each time the current pulled him back down. He said it was like being wrapped in a wet blanket. The believers, seeing that he wasn’t surfacing, began weeping and crying out to God. “Oh God, please help him!”
Despite My Doubt
I have had a few powerful experiences that despite my current dogmas or lack thereof are real just the same.
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
This weekend was unreal. God just continues to blow my mind. Not to mention show me that I am such a Doubting Thomas, with this attitude: “Pshh. Oh yeah, God? … Continue reading
Battle for One Man’s Soul
My brother and best friend called me while eating dinner one evening to give me the disbelieving results of his MRI. Its cancer bro and they’ve given me 6-12 months to live.
Answer the Phone, God is Calling
It wasn’t an overnight change, it was more like the Israelites wandering in the desert for 40 years, when “suddenly” it happened. After yet another long day of drinking, I got into my car and started to drive home. I know, stupid, but it was what I did back then.
How to be a Miracle Maker
When someone does something for me without me having to ask, when I meet someone and they give me a great big smile and say “Good Morning!” it makes me feel good all over. When another says “Wow, you’re doing such a great job!” it makes my whole day! It’s just miraculous!
Out of Darkness
As a teen, I dabbled in witchcraft. Then, as a Senior in high school I proclaimed myself an atheist and lived that way for a major portion of my life. When my husband and I were married 25 years ago, the Pastor made me promise that I would one day become a member of that church. That promise came back and visited my memory often
Runaway Cab
Before I could even open my door, he jumped out with haste and dashed across the street. Then I realized the door was LOCKED!
Within the same instant, the car began to roll backwards. I checked both doors nervously. The windows wouldn’t budge.
Encounter with Charles
His name was Charles. I would have missed him if he hadn’t been wearing a Cobi Jones jersey – my favorite U.S. soccer player growing up. I think it was God’s sense of humor. That day, Charles told me that I had changed his life.
The Test of Fire
I stood there dumbfounded…my home was gone! As the year’s first blizzard came down in 2010, I stood outside that morning watching firefighters work to extinguish an electrical fire that … Continue reading
A Fool And His Money
Paratrooper’s combat PAY, near twice that of regular, ‘LOADED’ upon discharge - I r e j o i c e d in the secular! THEN one night’s sleep … Continue reading
Power of a Prayer
The couch and I were like two peas in a pod. The couch was the pod, I was the pea just sitting inside of it, all the time. Until December … Continue reading
Prayer from a Beetle in Cape Town
My son was five years old when he got so sick that we had to rush him to the doctor. On the way to the consulting rooms I knew something was … Continue reading
Daily Double
“Oh no! The lens fell out of my glasses! I can’t even see to drive home!” a wonderful, extremely hard-working fellow employee frantically told me yesterday. OK, let’s think…where were you … Continue reading
Even Captains of a Ship Can’t Control the Waters
Unfortunate circumstances found me single, pregnant and homeless. Had I missed something? Was this the result of bad choices, or fate? Whatever it was had me questioning my faith… Despite … Continue reading
Tornado Warning
Ringgold, Georgia was one of the cities that was hit by the tornadoes in April 2011. No one expected a tornado to come through. In a place surrounded with mountains, … Continue reading
A Mother’s Prayer
I can still remember the look in my 18 month old daughter’s eyes as she lay on the stretcher in the Emergency Room. The doctor had made me stand in … Continue reading
Revival in Haiti
The many prayers for Haiti started paid off when a revival swept the nation in February 2010. Those who witnessed the miracle that swept the nation will tell you that … Continue reading
God’s Protection in Everyday Life
Dear God, are you still there immediately brought back some distant but relevant moments from my life when God showed up unexpectedly, but always right on time in ways only … Continue reading
The Holy Hush of 9/11
In the months prior to September 11, 2001, the Lord sent a Holy Hush to Times Square Church in the center of New York City. I am attending Times Square … Continue reading
What was I thinking?
Sometimes in life there comes pivotal moment that causes you to say, “Why did I do this, and what was I running from?” I said these words quite often in … Continue reading
Joel’s Miracle
In 2004, my younger brother, Joe, was involved in a deadly motorcycle accident that caused him to fall into a coma. The doctors explained that there was a great chance … Continue reading
