The cry has echoed down through the ages, Christian lips opened in a chorus of simultaneous praise and humble submission. “Not my will, but Thine, be done.” {Luke 22:42} Is there any place of greater abandon, of total freedom, of absolute peace? There are times in my life, and no doubt in yours as well,…
La Reina
She is often little more than a despotic queen. Demanding and unpredictable yet maddeningly indispensible, she ascertains man’s heart of fear and his soul of dependence. She is a moody monarch: one day deceptively sweet, honeying man out to her depths, the next roaring with insatiable anger and destroying whatever be in her all-encompassing path.…
Wrestler
I confidently clicked the link and waited impatiently for the page to load. Missionaries beheaded in Turkey for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. My heart fell into the deepest pit of my stomach and my throat stifled a threatening NO!! I knew exactly what David was asking me. Except I didn’t want to have…
When Glory has Fled
We march into the battle of life, our banners flying, heads held up high. Inevitably, a company of loyal paraders bring up the rear, enthusiastically hurrahing their support. We tramp through beautiful flat plains, butterflies flitting by and songbirds chirping their sweet approval. The road is well worn, trampled by so many feet who have…
Hello Again
Sweet release. That's writing for me. It's a world of freedom, a world of mental liberation. Those faint blue lines have seen it all. From tears and a bleeding heart, to ranting and frustration, to penitence and poems of hope. And that's why I'm here. Not for this to be the proverbial garbage can of…
penelope alves 