by DB | Aug 2, 2021 | Motherhood, Salvation
Have you ever held a child that needs a nap in the worst possible way, but fights sleep even harder because of the need? The child doesn’t know that she needs a nap, only that something is not right and she is not happy. It’s me. I am that child. I will...
by DB | Jul 5, 2021 | Evangelism, Salvation
“As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free…”Julia Ward Howe, The Battle Hymn of the Republic July 3, 2007. 80,000 people were lining the street in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and here I stood with a hula hoop about to dance for them. With...
by DB | Jun 14, 2021 | Salvation
“ALL RISE!” “All you having business before this court, draw nigh and you shall be heard. God Bless the United States, this state, and this Honorable Court. You may be seated.” . . . . . It was just another Monday morning in court. I was about...
by DB | May 24, 2021 | Salvation
I am not a morbid person. But I think about my own funeral. Each time we have been between moves and churches I have contemplated who would preach if I were to die then. Sometimes I evaluate new songs as to if they’d make the cut onto the “funeral-worthy” list. Or...
by DB | Feb 1, 2021 | Salvation
I almost kicked the pastor in the face. My memory of the whole thing is a bit fuzzy, but there’s video footage to document it all on a dusty VHS somewhere. At four years old, my ever petite frame was extremely petite. My pastor was baptizing me and someone had...
by DB | Jan 25, 2021 | Bible Literacy, Salvation
I loathe sippy cups. Having kids roughly 2 years apart means that not long ago, my house had an entire shelf of them. My oldest drinks from a cup unless we are traveling, so I’ve finally begun to weed them out. It brings me great joy to see a top growing mold or...
