Author: Kathy Sheldon Davis
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Son, the Wine is Gone – John 2
Helpful mom that I am, I think I would have done what Mary did. She knew her son Jesus well enough to hope he would be understanding of their host’s dilemma. A huge wedding party, an important community event in those times, and they ran out of wine. I even think that I would have…
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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…
