I had the feeling that I was being watched. I sensed it, which made me even more uncomfortable. I didn’t know from where. I’d experienced this moment endless times before, so I knew exactly how it felt. Followed through stores. Pulled over by police. Even face down on...
We are nestled within our sanctuary, and here we stay. It’s four degrees outside and the wind chill is far lower than that. Frost clings to everything beyond the window as the moonlight reveals a shimmering glaze that coats the lawn around our home and the tree limbs...
In the midst of a morning tide, we walked along the western shore. We were eternal mates with dreams of a future together. Newlyweds wandering on a distant coast. Along with our dreams, we also shared our loves and hopes as the pleasant ripple of water lapping the...
“And He said to me, ‘Son of man, can these bones live?’ So I answered, ‘O Lord God, You know.’” Ezekiel 37:3 As usual, my thoughts have strayed into the past after reading a few chapters in my Bible. While adrift in deep contemplation, I couldn’t help but recall...
“‘… Have you seen the treasury of hail, which I have reserved for the time of trouble …?’” Job 38:22–23. A faithful friend of our family sits patiently above our fireplace mantel, its golden pendulum swaying back and forth, unabated for the past decade. Like a...
