Discouragement hovered over me like a thick fog. My  swollen knee was worse not better. We’d just made plans for a trip that involves walking. Would this require surgery like I’d had on my other knee a few years ago?

“Lord, I know you love me. The cross settled that,” I prayed. “But I need some favor today.”

Where do you need God’s favor? Are you stuck in a bad place without power to change? Have bad decisions—even sin—put you in a desperate situation? Perhaps you earned your consequences. Is there any hope God will rescue you?

Grace to Villians

God never ceases to amaze me with the grace He showed some of the worst scoundrels in the Bible including those who never came to saving faith, like King Ahab and Cain. God sent grace when they asked.

After murdering his brother, Cain complained that his punishment was too much. Continue Reading