Blogging Through the Seasons

It was 4 Days with Jesus at La Sierra University Church, April 2015. As I walked into the sanctuary that Silent Sabbath afternoon, I felt like Jesus carrying the cross to Golgotha. My feet dragged, my head bowed, bent, burdened. Would I find relief on this Silent...

“Insidious is blind inception, what’s reality with all these questions? Feels like I missed my alarm and slept in. Broken legs, but I chase perfection. These walls are my black expression. My mind is a home I’m trapped in and it’s lonely inside this mansion.” NF My...

“Word” is the word. In college, we had a friend who defiantly stated, “The Bible is NOT the Word of God.” Wait, what? How could she say such a thing? I mean, we state it every week after we read the passage for the week, in community, right? “The Word of God.” “Thanks...

I have to admit that I questioned God while I was reading the Biblical account of King Manasseh, and his litany of sinful choices, the most egregious of which was child sacrifice. Frankly, I would have kicked him to the curb, and washed my hands of the whole affair....

The word “anatomy” was not yet in my vocabulary when I learned and started singing what I now call the “anatomy song.” I’m sure I heard it for the first time in late Cradle Roll and sang it almost every Sabbath through Kindergarten and Primary Sabbath School....

Ten years ago, I underwent a spiritual struggle. The simplicity and beauty of my faith were challenged, leading me to ask deep questions I had never considered before. Although I still remembered all the beautiful experiences I had encountered with Jesus since meeting...