healing

It took many years but Emily at long last decided that she had it with her husband’s hazardous and abusive drinking. She was drained from seeing Barry come home after midnight from drinking instead of spending time with her and the kids. She was also worn-out from the DWI Barry recently received. Furthermore she was sick and tired of making justifications for Barry when he couldn’t make it ...

My pastor preached an interesting sermon this morning. The theme was “Refilling our Faith,” and the premise was one that we do not like to admit: life with Jesus doesn’t always become ‘sweeter as the days go by’ as the old hymn says. In fact, at times, despite our best efforts to be pious and devout, if we were truly honest with ourselves and with others, we would have to admit that ...