They watched while I played underneath my grandmother’s honeysuckle, sliding the stamens out of the bud and licking the sticky nectar onto my tongue. They smiled as I dropper-fed the tiny bunnies that my daddy found orphaned in our field. They observed every night as I lay on my back, watching my mother’s mouth form words while her voice rose …
My precious child, Are you okay? Are you feeling like the least in My Kingdom? It’s okay. I knew this would come up. Thinking of you, I’ve already addressed this issue. “The one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he…” (Matthew 11:11). Remember who I was speaking of? John the Baptist. …
“Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life” (Psalm 23:6) In Hannah Hurnard’s allegory Hinds’ Feet on High Places, her character Much Afraid takes a spiritual journey very similar to the path we follow. Sometimes, her Shepherd is very close-by and at other times He seems no-where to be found. One constant in little …
“It’s a girl!” When my daughter, Hannah, called to say that our fourth grandchild was going to be female, we were all ecstatic. As proud as we are of our three adorable grandsons, there was something exciting about this one being a girl. I suppose Hannah and Steve felt this way themselves as they began preparing the …
