Ever had a season when it seemed like everything and everyone was coming against you and the only thing you could do was to head for the hills? David had a few of those seasons, some caused by outright persecution and others were of his own making. Psalm 3:1-2 – “O Lord, how many are […]
Redemption
Give a Hand Up and not a Kick to the Curb
Tiny foundational cracks become fault lines when great stress is applied. What causes one person’s life to shatter may not be what causes another person’s downfall. In 2020, marriages are falling apart, and social isolation is leading to lapses in recovery and sobriety. Yes, there are plenty of self-help tools out there. Unless a support […]
Happy Birthday! You’re a New Creation
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! An advantage of being the middle child in a family of five children was that I could play with the younger kids when my inner child needed attention. I could hang out with the older kids when I felt my younger siblings were beneath me. Christmas time brought out the child in me. […]
Forgiven
A visitor to “Katherine Walden Ministries” once wrote me. “I’ve asked forgiveness for my sins many times, but I don’t feel that I can forgive myself. I am not sure that God wants to forgive me. How do I know that I am forgiven?” I wrote in answer: First of all, thank you for writing. […]
Love Nailed Our Sins to the Cross
Isaiah 53:4-6 (MSG) -“He was looked down on and passed over, a man who suffered, who knew pain firsthand. One look at him and people turned away. We looked down on him, thought he was scum. But the fact is, it was our pains he carried— our disfigurements, all the things wrong with us. We […]