Archive for the ‘Father’ Tag

Rules Provide Freedom

Steve trudged toward the kitchen door. “I can’t believe it.” He yanked the kitchen door open. “Stupid lawyers.” He grumbled and then slammed the door behind him. “We have rights, too.” He strode toward his motorcycle, placing each foot down so hard it looked as if he was stomping on the head of some government [...]

Posted March 27, 2012 by Barbara Ann Derksen in Devotions

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Counselor or Convictor

Not too long ago, I listened to a TV talk show where guests complained about the treatment they’d received in a variety of evangelical churches. They were in counseling because of it. They related how family members had performed an intervention to bring them out of this cultish atmosphere of guilt, hate, and narrow mindedness. The talk [...]

Foreign or Familiar

One day, as I was reading another book, light dawned. The symbol of a bulb, I was sure, lit the ceiling over my head. Jesus is real, alive, and He died for my sins. I asked Him to take control of the choices I made, and to make me a new creature. He did and [...]