2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NIV) But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Weakness is something that currently resonates with me as I am now dealing more often with what is known as cancer...

Deuteronomy 32:4, 7a 4 The Rock, his work is perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he; 7 Remember the days of old; consider the years long past; It has been a long time since I have written my last blog. I am not a writer. I also am not one who is in touch with her feelings; thus, I cannot express them well. Therefore, I have written this blog for those of us who may struggle with life in similar ways so that we may know that...

Hebrews 5:7 (NIV) During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. “With God, it is always about your relationship,” my best friend, Cassie, reminded me as I confessed what the Holy Spirit had convicted me one Sunday when I was visiting the Kampala church of Christ in Uganda. As the preacher referenced Jesus’ reverent submission to God’s...