Debbie W. Wilson

Refreshing Faith

Does Christ Seem Slow in His Return?

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Larry settled into his seat and prepared for takeoff. The intercom crackled. “We’re waiting on passengers whose planes just landed. We’ll depart when they arrive,” the pilot said,

What about my connecting flight? Larry thought.

A few minutes later a young mother struggled down the aisle, diaper bag on one arm, baby in the other. A second child held her hand. Larry winced remembering his selfish thoughts.

Once in the air, the pilot said, “We’ll make up the time. You’ll arrive on time for your connecting flights.” The stragglers hadn’t made them late.

Larry thought of that as we discussed 2 Peter 3. Christ’s return feels slow to us, but it will come right on time. Compassion, not apathy, motivates the delay.Continue Reading

An Urgent Warning from September 11 for Today

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It started off like an ordinary day. No one predicted the horror and heroism that would unfold September 11, 2001. This week marks the twentieth anniversary of 9/11. Do you remember where you were when you heard? Let’s look back and apply the experience to today.

Then

“Tomorrow’s September 11,” I told our daughter on the tenth anniversary.

“I know. I hope we don’t get any weird calls.”

“What do you mean?” I asked.

“Did you know our center answered the flight attendant’s call that day?”

My daughter works for American Airlines. She considered what it would be like to receive a call from a plane hijacked by terrorists on a suicide mission. The thought sobered us.

Airline agents weren’t trained how to handle calls taken from hijacked planes. Like many tragedies, this one seemed to hit without warning.Continue Reading

Meet Today’s Single Mom

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I’m delighted to introduce you to my friend and author PeggySue Wells. I asked PeggySue to help us understand how we can better support the single or solo mom in our circle. Here’s PeggySue—

Who is today’s single mom? Let me introduce you.

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12 Traits of Unsafe People that You Should Know

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Unsafe people live, work, and worship among us. They insert themselves as experts on social media. They may appear friendly and helpful. But a dark streak lurks beneath their scrubbed exterior. How do we recognize unsafe people?

Laban, whose name means white, was a dark cloud in Jacob’s life. Laban betrayed his own daughter as well as Jacob by switching brides on Jacob’s wedding night. He cheated Jacob, changing his wages ten times. His story helps us identify the unsafe people in our lives. Let’s take a closer look at Jacob’s father-in-law and employer for twenty years.Continue Reading

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