When I first heard Hillary Scott's song, Thy Will Be Done, I was moved to tears. It is a powerful song about being broken. There was a phrase in the lyrics that haunts me still today..."Remember, that you are God and I am not...". In its simplicity, it reminds me of my humanity. I am not Supergirl or Wonder Woman, though sometimes I feel as if super-human effort is required to survive my day to day struggles. The only power I have comes from the Lord God Almighty. In he

My earliest memory of reciting the Apostles Creed was in Carvaso United Methodist Church near Abingdon, Virginia. It was something I was taught in Sunday School and in Vacation Bible School. I'm sure someone explained why we said the Apostles Creed every Sunday morning but I don't recall, now. I just remember repeating it in a sing-songy rhythm and feeling accomplished that I could rattle it off perfectly. The Methodist version is slightly different from other versions

This week's homework for my Bible Study included Timothy 1:15-18. Paul is writing to Timothy from prison. He spoke of those in Asia (modern day Turkey) who turned away from him with the exception of Onesiphorus who "often refreshed" him. Most of us have felt deserted at one time or another in our lives. It's like being in a desolate place with no life and no one as far as the eye can see. You were purposely abandoned. In contrast, Paul mentioned Onesiphorus who dilige