Written by Dawn Rutan Some time back I was reading Nehemiah where Ezra is reading the Book of the Law to the people, and these verses caught my attention: “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep… And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is […]
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Written by Dawn Rutan Her heart was pounding as she looked at the crowd in front of her. What she was about to do was by far the most terrifying thing she’d ever done. Harder than twelve years of calling out “Unclean!” as people walked by. Harder than twelve years of explaining her problem to
Good morning, Driving home from dropping the kids off at school, I pondered what scripture I could share with you this morning, after the election. Some of us feel relieved. Some of us feel vindicated. Some of us feel shocked. Some of us feel outraged. Some of us don’t know what to feel. Many of
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Written by Dawn Rutan Awhile back I was walking in my yard after dark and in the grass I saw a tiny little point of light. I turned on my flashlight and poked around and decided it was coming from a glowworm larvae that was about a quarter inch long. The glowing part was only
Written by Dawn Rutan I’m reading the book Fearless, by Suzanne D. Williams, which has some helpful and encouraging thoughts in regards to fear. She points out that Philippians 3:13 calls us to forget (no longer care for) those things that lie behind. “Allowing the cares of life, in this case the fear, to operate
Written by Dawn Rutan In How to Really Love God as Your Father, Deborah Newman comments: “Imagine yourself at five years old. What is on your five-year-old mind? Do you carry the weight of the world on your shoulders? …Unless your childhood included some extenuating circumstances… remembering yourself as a little child should include carefree