Our country has been talking about deflated balls for six months with the goal of trying to find out who did it. We are no further in discovering the great mystery of the loss of […]
Tag: CONFLICT
LOVE WINS WHEN…
I have been reluctant for some time to dive into the blog world because I never wanted to be another loud irritating voice of dissension and hurt. I finally did dive in recently but with […]
LEGAL NEVER MEANT MORAL
Our Supreme Court has now made same sex marriage legal, but is it moral? Is it what God designed for marriage? I am not surprised about what has transpired nor do I feel my moral compass has changed […]
THE HATE OF DYLANN ROOF
It hit me like a freight train when I heard the devastating news of the Charleston shootings. I found my heart heavy with pain for those who lost friends and loved ones, and a church […]
DIGITAL DESTRUCTION OF OURSELVES
Everyday I face bridges. Not physical ones but phycological choices to cross over and enter into the complex and emotional world of relationships. I face these bridges nearly every minute of the day but I am discouraged […]
FORGIVING WHEN YOU DONT WANT TO
I vividly remember my early years when I would get a scrape, gash or scratch that would require a “band aid,” and how the miracle numbing spray of Bactine would take away the pain. Soothing comfort quickly replaced the […]
THE GIFT OF ADVERSITY
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t […]
I SEE ELEPHANTS!
I feel the sheer size of their presence instantly as it crowds out honesty in a room. I see their massive shape block the loving view of others the creator instilled in us. I watch […]
Troy A Murphy 