By Brenda Black Getting caught up in the moment makes a memory stick in your mind. Sounds, sights, and songs each have a mysterious quality that burrows its way into the recesses of the brain and the very soul of … Read More
By Brenda Black In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a lot of talk of God these days: Debate over His existence, creative license with His infallible Word, curiosity over His home in heaven. There are people irate about losing their … Read More
By Brenda Black Two weary souls trudged out of Jerusalem sullen and slowly, having just buried Jesus, along with all semblance of hope. Think of it – seven miles in sandals and sorrow. Tiny grains of sand irritatingly rubbed between … Read More
George Beverly Shea – He will be missed and never forgotten. I’m so thankful for his composition of one of my all-time favorite hymns. I rocked my babies to sleep by singing “I’d Rather Have Jesus.” I remember many times, … Read More
By Brenda Black What would Jesus do? That is the question. Would He be okay with his name initialized in the acronym “WWJD” on the front of a black t-shirt, but intolerant of His name spelled out in block letters … Read More
By Brenda Black The cross – An instrument of torture used to execute a Savior. Foolishness to those who don’t believe and freedom to the faithful. A work of art down through history; a means of murder to ancient Romans. … Read More
Resurrection Relay By Brenda Black “After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. “There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord … Read More
Alone with the MassesBy Brenda Black I slumped into the webbed patio chair and faced south. The setting sun warmed my right cheek and a tepid breeze indicated changing weather. With eyes closed, I pictured serenity, then opened them to … Read More
Alone with the MassesBy Brenda Black I slumped into the webbed patio chair and faced south. The setting sun warmed my right cheek and a tepid breeze indicated changing weather. With eyes closed, I pictured serenity, then opened them to … Read More
High NoonBy Brenda Black High Noon – The 1952 movie starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly is a western classic. Cooper plays Marshall Will Kane, a lawman torn between the love for his Quaker wife and duty to the town … Read More