Who do you look like? Were you the spitting image of your mother or father at birth and as a child? What about now? Maybe there’s a resemblance to both your parents or neither one. Perhaps people say you look like another family member. As a twin, my sister is someone I resemble. Besides physical attributes, there’s another way we resemble someone—in character. To look more and more like Jesus is one of the most important aspects of Christianity. But if we miss this, we miss the Continue Reading
A Small Sparrow and “The Cure for Anxiety” {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
It had been a long time since I heard God speak in such a clear, unmistakable way. It took me by surprise. Of all things He could have used to send me a message, He chose a bird. A plain, small backyard sparrow delivered a message that I will never forget. It was 2002 and I was home with a small baby and an unemployed husband. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 2001, my husband’s job was eliminated only three months after the birth of our firstborn. Our savings were draining fast, Continue Reading