Remember the parable about a servant whose master forgave him a massive debt in Matthew 18:22-35? Instead of imitating his master, the servant required full payment from his own debtor. Furious at his servant’s lack of compassion, the master called …
by Carole Sparks Moses stood on an outcropping of rock beside the Red Sea. Below him, the Israelites paced, wrung their hands, and threw glances up at him. Pharaoh’s army was fast approaching, and there were no boats to ferry …
Once upon a time, there was an egg, a single cell, an ovum of a human being. She had all the essential components of life, yet it was not enough to make her a whole person. Then came another cell—tickling, …
We always build lighthouses at the far edge of safety. It might be more comfortable to station them inland, but it’s out there, where the wind blows, that lives need rescuing. A lighthouse’s duties can be challenging in the best …
He was soaked to the bone. The rain had been pelting him for the past twenty-four hours, as he’d pushed his way through the underbrush. He’d been following this runaway wife of his for three years now. Guarding. Hoping. Waiting. …
