When I was in the process of writing my first book, I signed up to attend a writer’s conference, where I would meet with publishers to present my book proposal. After presenting my book idea to the first two publishers, neither requested a copy of the proposal that I had worked so hard to put together. After those two first appointments, discouragement started to weigh me down. That’s when I decided to retreat to the conference’s prayer room. In the darkness and silence of that room, a Continue Reading
5 Things You Need to Know About Spiritual Attack
The scene is puzzling and eye opening. The angels of the Lord came to present themselves before the Throne, and Satan came with them. He was there with a purpose and God knew it. He had been “roaming about on the earth.” He had seen Job and his devotion to Yahweh and became convinced that the only reason he worshiped God was because of how much he had been blessed. So, in Job 1:9-11, he bargained with the Almighty (pardon my interpretation): “Of course he blesses You! You put a hedge Continue Reading
‘Why Did You Doubt Me?’
"Hand of God" Painting by artist Young Sung Kim Passage: Matthew 14:22-34 "Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,”he said, “why did you doubt?” v.31 It was the miracles of miracles. The first mass miracle took place in Decapolis, where between ten to fifteen thousand people were fed with two fish and five loaves of bread. I can only imagine the excitement, as the multitudes watched the fish and bread multiply before their eyes. Yahweh Jireh, their Continue Reading
Trust in God When Faced with Personal Tragedy (AJC Weekend Column)
The crash scene was eerily familiar. I looked at the images on the Internet and a multitude of thoughts and emotions ran through my mind. I thought about my sister-in-law and my husband, wondering if they were watching the news. Last week’s plane crash on I-285 reminded me of the tragedy that struck my own family three years ago when my brother-in-law’s twin engine plane exploded after crashing near the Dalton airport. I’ll never forget my husband’s face when he hung up the phone. I’ll never Continue Reading
Hope and Faith Bloom in Spring (Weekend Atlanta Journal Column)
They line up the streets as I enter my subdivision. A festival of white and pink bloom, cheerful reminders of warmer and brighter days to come. I utter a prayer of thanksgiving - spring has sprung! After a dreary winter, I can finally walk outside and breathe in the beauty of God’s colorful majesty. As I open the garage door, I gaze at the front yard, where our very own dogwood tree welcomes me home, its first blooms cheering my winter-struck flower bed. Spring is my favorite time of the Continue Reading
A Reflection on Bill Cosby and the Idols We Make (AJC Column)
Another idol crumbles. One can hardly turn on the news without hearing about allegations by women claiming decades-old sexual assaults by comedian Bill Cosby. The image of the man once dubbed “America’s dad” is forever tarnished in the public’s eyes. The shock is even greater because Cosby has been one of the few people in the entertainment industry to speak up for high morals and family values. We trusted him. And now, if the accusations are proven true, we are left with the strong impression Continue Reading
