Encouragement from “The Message”

I gave up on life altogether. I’ve forgotten what the good life is like. I said to myself, “This is it. I’m finished. GOD is a lost cause.” I’ll never forget the trouble, the utter lostness, the taste of ashes, the poison I’ve swallowed. I remember it all–oh, how well I remember– the feeling of [...]

What does the Lord Require?

 And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, [...]

This baby won’t die

My first child, Eric, died at three months old of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).  I’ll always remember the day. I woke up in the morning and realized that Eric had not cried during the night. My first thought was, “Wow”; this is his first time sleeping through the entire night. (Every mother’s dream come [...]

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