As I’ve thought about the Word of God, I’ve found the term, “The Hammer,” a challenging one. While thinking about it, I had my attention drawn not to where to begin on the subject, but where we...
Reverence & Obedience
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Times of Restoration
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LESSONS FROM MY LITTLE BOYS
I’m mostly certain raising small children has been one of the most challenging and exasperating experiences of my entire life. You can ask my husband, my mom, or anyone else who knows me, that the...
MUSIC TO THE GLORY OF GOD
To what kind of music should a Christian spend his time listening? This could seem like a secondary question, but it has been the source of much controversy over the years. Although the “worship...
CROSS THAT RIVER!
On March 7th, 1945 the Allies were pushing east and on the brink of crossing the Rhine River as Germany struggled to mount a meaningful resistance. Crossing the river looked to be a daunting task...
THE GREAT COMMISSION TAKES PRECEDENCE
Our family folklore includes many tales of people taking a stand, sometimes for righteousness. My husband Mark’s father was a Hungarian revolutionary fighter in World War II. My father was a...
The Pursuit of Faith
In Loving Memory of My Husband, James “Jim” H. Floyd, Jr., 1962 - 2017 As I reflect on the life of my husband Jim, I see God as a Master Weaver using dark threads intertwined with silver and gold,...
What Gives a Human Value?
This article is Part One of two segments, which we’ll conclude in the next issue, D.V. In this one we’ll talk about our value as human beings and point out how different views perceive it. Next...
Faith for the Wandering, Help for the Needy
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of...
Worldviews: Metanarratives
To get started, let’s have a clear definition of what we mean by “metanarrative.” I will be taking my definition, and much of the following information from Understanding the Times by Jeff Myers. He...
Avenues of Grace
After graduating last May, I stayed on at Fairwood for a few weeks to help incoming students transition in September, and since then I’ve been living in Florida at Quail Hollow Chapel. It is a joy...
Worldviews: An Overview
What is a Worldview? At the outset it’s vital to realize that each of us has a worldview. And each of us is deeply affected by that worldview. As one person put it, “It’s less about what worldview...
Character Development
It happens, whether in literature or in life Sometimes reading is a slog. This may seem like an odd statement from someone who majored in English and talks often of books, but I find it true. I...