Posts from December 2019

For me to even dare to stand before you, I have to remember who I am. I am a child of God, of Jesus, the Christ, the one true King. In Him I can do all the things He asks me to do. My focus today is on the phrase, “I have been set free.” First let me describe myself from a former time. I have a mental picture of a dog who’s always afraid it’s going to be reprimanded…

What do a broken arm, a tree along the North Shore, and the French Resistance during World War II have in common?  That is actually not a joke and there is not a punchline coming—these are all things that the Lord used over my summer to prepare me for what the fall would bring. In early July, I went for a Sunday morning bike ride to the farmer’s market and then through one of my favorites places to ride in…