Wake up, O sleeper!

“Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you” (Eph. 5:14). Today is the day after Easter. Many of us are back in our normal routines. Life seems to be going on as it was before. There are tragedies in the morning news, traffic on the highways, and upcoming deadlines […]

The joy of death

I watched my mother die of terminal cancer a number of years ago. It was ugly and heart-wrenching. I know of others right now who are facing death’s door, and it’s grievous to consider. How could anything good come out of death, much less joy? When I was in college, I read a book called The […]

Parenting out of fear…or hope?

The question loomed up again this weekend. This time it happened at my daughter’s graduation from Lee University. Rachel’s experience at Lee has just been stellar. She has loved her professors and made deep connections with her peers. Both ceremonies (one a commissioning and the other a graduation) were very emotional moments for Heidi and […]