Silly Song “Alice the camel has 5 humps, Alice the camel has 5 humps, Alice the camel has 5 humps, so go, Alice, go.” So goes the silly song about Alice. It counts down to 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0 until you get to the surprise ending…Alice the camel has no humps, because Alice…

I didn’t listen to my gut (AKA God) when I asked the keynote speaker, Robin, if I could pray for her 10 minutes before we were to start. She was typing on her phone and busy. I knew others had likely already prayed over her. But. After all, I was on the prayer team. That…

Like many of us in the world, I have an issue with my weight. Whether underweight or overweight, getting to an ideal size is hard. And though it’s hard to believe, those who suffer from being underweight struggle just as much as their sisters with the opposite problem. Clothes are hard to find, health is…

As a guest teacher in our adult Sunday school I asked the class what they feared. The results astounded me. Though the class was small, 80% responded that they feared rejection. (The others feared pain and spiders.) It fits, doesn’t it? We want someone to delight in us, to enjoy us. Being rejected is just…

. . . when it meets the promises of God M Scanlon

Mercy…small word, big topic. In fact, I’m momentarily paralyzed with overwhelm about God’s mercy, both in my life and in how much there is to say about it. So, remembering all I know about how to overcome overwhelm, I’ll focus on one tiny snapshot. Throughout the Old Testament God leaves Hansel and Gretel crumbs to…