Poem: To The God Who Can Feel

I am so grateful for the spiritual “watchdogs” in our church. When I returned, after years of being out of church, they helped reground me in biblical beliefs, dispelling quite a bit of painful misunderstanding. But sometimes — in a dash back to my science writing days — I wish I could adjust their “sensitivity and specificity” a little! It is never fun to have someone doubt your experience of God. Does it stem from fear that if we take God... Read More

Hebrew Word Study: What Does it Mean to Wait for the LORD?

What does it mean to “wait for the LORD?” Does it mean sitting back and doing nothing? No one I know personally is waiting for insignificant things from God — I am not waiting for insignificant things from God! They are huge things with eternal significance: …for someone to leave a physically abusive relationship …for an infant to make it through one more infection to have a chance at beating cancer …for someone to end an affair …for a... Read More