New Year, New Word

New Year, New Word

Math was never my favorite subject, but sometimes I seek symmetry in dates. I can remember the date I graduated high school (June 5th), the date I graduated college (May 3rd), and the date my debut novel released (June 15th). I wish friends and family members “Happy Birthday Eve” the day before their actual birthdays, and…

Fresh Grace

Fresh Grace

A new year seems like such a good place for a fresh start. But sometimes I think it’s hopeless. Over and over I make the same resolutions, the same pledges to do better, only to have them fall by the wayside before the sharp edges of the year have worn off. Those friends I want…

Rubric of Grace

Rubric of Grace

Much like spring is known as a season for coming out of hibernation, celebrating new growth, and cleaning, January comes with its fair share of expected activities.  After a stretch of festive indulgence, people join gyms and begin healthy eating regimens.  People look back on the past twelve months and look forward to what the…

A Word in Due Season

As is my customary habit, I asked the Lord at the spring of this New Year to give me a word for 2006–a particular Scripture that appealed to my spirit and carried a vision, however dim, for the days to come. I have been literally amazed in years past to see what bearing these verses…

The End.

The End.