Morning Briefings

The indomitable power of faith.

Listen to this Podcast When I am traveling, I love the opportunity to engage in conversations with total strangers—but not about the...

The Leper and the Lady.

Listen to this Podcast Time for spring garden cleanup! Now understand with me that gardening in North Carolina is a totally different...

Compassionate, driven, disciplined. Mark, 6

Danger, Will Robinson. When I was a little girl, I played school. I positioned my dolls in various places and took my position in the...

A confrontation and the victory.

Listen to this Podcast Timing. is. telling. Jesus was no sooner baptized than the Devil was right there to tempt him mightily. Likewise,...

A Compelling Invitation...oughta make one stop and think

Listen to this Podcast Every time Jesus steps into our path, we have a choice—follow him or act like it never happened. Sometimes God...

Are you ever tempted? Gospel of Mark, 3.

Of course…if you have a pulse. Wilderness. For a few, the word is inviting; for most, it elicits a picture of rugged isolation, dripping...

What words do you long to hear?

Words are important. With our tongues, we can speak life or cut someone to the core. Growing up, children were to be seen, not heard -...

The Footsteps of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark.

It does not take long to traverse the land where Jesus was born, grew up, called his disciples and brought the world a love like no...