Today in my Lent devotion, I read about Judas, the never to be forgotten, betrayer of all betrayers. He thought he was doing the right thing and yet… I also read, the day before, about the others who betrayed Jesus, his disciples. The moment Jesus was arrested his friends took flight and ran away. And Peter, his bestie, denied him three times. These guys spent three years with him, lived with him up close and personal and yet they all betrayed him. But, being the Jesus that h

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my followers, you must give up your own way, take up your cross and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.” Matthew 16:24 Every week I receive a (requested) email from “ Help the Persecuted .” I learned of them through one of my favorite apps - The Pour Over . I had no idea what I was about to enter into. Because I had NO idea the

It was after I realized that divorce was imminent that I chose to move out and find my own place. My kids came along. Those early weeks and months were so very hard. Some days unable to function; other days avoiding people of any kind. On my worst days I would grab some DVDs and head downstairs. I told my kids that I’d be unavailable for a while. I’d lie on the couch and just watch movie after movie after movie.  This past Wednesday as I was out on my very early morning walk