Author: Kathy Sheldon Davis
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Piggyback Jesus Followers – John 1
A simple story, Jesus passes by some guys hanging out with John the Baptist and two of them break away and follow Jesus. Turning around, he sees them and asks, “What do you want?” (What would I say if Jesus asked me that?) Perhaps they were just curious about the man their teacher had identified…
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Complaining to God – Psalm 44
During the birth of our fourth child, when the contractions were becoming too difficult to handle gracefully, I decided to complain. I don’t like letting my tongue get out of control so in the agonizing peak of a contraction I ground my teeth and clipped with the strongest language I could muster, “I. don’t. like.…
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Deliver Us from Injustice – Psalm 43
Clutching our coffee cups during a friendly chat the other day, my friend said that years ago she pulled her car off the road and wept when she heard the results of a certain election. She was sure the outcome was going to be devastating. Disbelief, foreboding, and grief overtook her. I was amazed that…
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Depression and the Holidays – Psalm 42
If this is a hard time of year for you, there’s a hope-filled message in Psalm 42. You are not alone in your struggles. The psalmist writes with descriptions of depression; inner turmoil, crying night and day, bewilderment, waves of sorrow, feelings of abandonment and rejection. “My tears have been my food day and night,…
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Will a Bunker Keep me Safe? – Psalm 41
Would holing up in a bunker preserve my family in a day of civil unrest? My husband and I watched a show this week about people who are concerned about a time, sometimes called a “zombie apocalypse,” when things get so bad their neighbors might try to break into their homes. I’m not sure how…
