The disciples were bothered that the Samaritans didn’t receive Jesus as He traveled through Samaria on His way to Jerusalem. The disciples didn’t believe in equal opportunity for these Samaritan men they perceived to be enemies. Can you imagine James and John’s surprise when Jesus rebuked them rather than the Samaritans? Jesus knew the Samaritans misinterpreted His troubled face as disdain. …
Continue reading →When we allow the Holy Spirit to lead and to set us on the path that God has planned for us, we are free to be ourselves. He has made us free….
Continue reading →Mom would sprinkle a few drops of dish soap onto our plastic slide, hook up the hose, and away we’d go. Dad would swoop up me and my friends when we reached the side’s end, and we’d run towards my Mom ready for another go-round. We enjoyed sliding down the slippery slope. …
Continue reading →Tiny streams meandered toward the red brick steps leading to the veranda. White colonnades, wooden rockers, and potted evergreens added elegance to this stately home. It was a picturesque morning. That is, it would have been, except for the turmoil within. …
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