by Susan Gregory | Jul 29, 2021 | Bible, Life, Uncategorized
Joy and gratitude explode simultaneously! Every praise chorus, hymn of thanksgiving and scripture of blessing join their hands and race through my mind. Sometimes it is in response to a loved one’s healing, or an affirmation of direction, a long sought...
by Susan Gregory | Aug 16, 2019 | Bible, Motherhood
Romans 6:14 states For sin shall not be your master because you are not under law but under grace. My master is who/what controls me. If it is not our Lord in control, then it is sin in control. Sin wears many faces. Fear/anxiety – Most of us have normal human...
by Susan Gregory | Jun 21, 2019 | Bible, Motherhood, Uncategorized
Remember A word that invokes passion. Remember 911. Remember injustice. And the panic of I don’t remember. It is a word that invokes poignancy. Remember high school. Remember your first car. Sometimes we need to work at remembering. Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust...
by Susan Gregory | Apr 30, 2019 | Bible, Motherhood
I was a shield maiden. (Yes, I watched Vikings even though I closed my eyes during the violence which means they were closed a LOT.) When Ty was a little fellow, we were very conservative in what and how much TV he viewed. The criticism and belittling from...
by Susan Gregory | Dec 29, 2018 | Bible
Bob Hostetler, in his fascinating Shakespeare Devotional, The Bard and The Bible, poses a question which refuses to leave me in peace. (Thanks, Bob.) If you were about to draw your last breath on earth how would you complete this sentence? “I wish I had served my God...
by Susan Gregory | Jul 7, 2018 | Bible, Life, Motherhood
“Hands off,” a phrase repeated by countless moms and tested by countless children. It’s a hard lesson to learn. And when God says to us, “Hands off”, we often respond with: “I’m only trying to help.” “But time is running...