“Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall…
"Live" by Nichole Nordeman
Photo by Michelle Johnson Did you come that we might just survive?Did you come so we could just get by?Did you walk among usso we might merely limp along beside? I was bound, I have been set freeBut I have settled for apathyDid you come to make newAnd know I’d crawl right back into the…
Healing Rain
God delighted us in numerous ways on safari. It almost seemed that everything we secretly prayed for happened. One of my favorite moments (among many) was rain on the Masai Mara. On the first day of safari, I made the off-hand comment, “Wouldn’t it be cool to see rain on that mountain?” The mountain I…
Empowerment Through Education
Photo by Michelle Johnson This week at work, I attended a presentation in honor of Women’s History Month, which happens to be in March. The main speaker was a federal court judge who is the first African-American female judge to be appointed to a federal court in the state of Indiana. (Incidentally, it only took…
Asante Sana to My Kenyan Sisters!
The beauty of the Kenyan countryside was eclipsed, if not surpassed, by the beauty and generosity of its people. I have read that the less a Kenyan has, the more generous he/she is to others, and I can definitely relate to that sentiment. The Swahili word for “welcome” is “karibu,” and the spirit of karibu…
A Life Called to Love 