by Debbie W. Wilson | Oct 24, 2016 | decsion making, Eternal Perspective, Sanctity of life, voting
I don’t remember an election where I questioned whether or not to vote. This year I’ve wondered. If you are a Christian who has thought about not voting or throwing your vote to someone besides the two central candidates, I understand. But let me tell you why I’ll be...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Nov 30, 2015 | Contentment, Eternal Perspective, Life skills, Peace, Rest
Peeling the previous day’s page from my daily calendar I read, “Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength” (Isaiah 30:15 NLT). The words arrested me. Most mornings I barely noted the daily verse, but this...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Oct 5, 2015 | Eternal Perspective, Life skills, Trusting God
How did you react when you heard about the recent shootings of innocent young people at Oregon College? Did your emotions run the gamut through horror, grief, disgust, fear, rage, and numbness? How do we process such atrocities? We need supernatural help. The Bible...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jun 22, 2015 | Abuse, Battles, Betrayal, Broken Relationships, Eternal Perspective
Lord, why is this happening? I couldn’t believe it. I’d crossed the Atlantic Ocean only to be stuck in a car with someone extolling the brilliance and virtues of my worst enemy an ocean away. My companion’s words obliterated the breathtaking beauty of the surrounding...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Apr 6, 2015 | Easter, Eternal Perspective, Faith, Pain, Pets and Faith, Suffering
My son and I spent the evening before Easter in the pet emergency clinic. Our female standard poodle had woken up vomiting. Bloody diarrhea replaced her nausea as the day wore on. Four different pet emergencies arrived at the clinic about the same time we entered. The...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 5, 2015 | Eternal Perspective, Faith, Perspective
Wouldn’t you love to hear your story from Christ’s perspective? The scene in C. S. Lewis’s The Horse and His Boy where Shasta meets Aslan always puts a lump in my throat. The boy Shasta is lost on a misty mountain road on the back of a horse he can’t steer. He’s...
