INSIDE THE BOOK

"His incredible love and indescribable concern for what concerns us is without end..."

"As I opened the door, I realized I had seen her before leading worship at our church. I didn’t really know her. In fact, I’m embarrassed to say I couldn’t remember her name. So I did the extended, “Hiiii” greeting you give when you can’t say, “Hi, so and so!”

She smiled and told me, “Early this morning when I was praying, the Lord instructed me to go to my closet and He had me select these three dresses for you. He said I was to deliver them to you early this morning.” Even as I’m writing this tears are starting to stream down my face…just as they did in that moment over 30 years ago."

"For years my mom and I had struggled in our relationship. When I wasn’t around her, I would think about how much I loved and appreciated her; but the moment I heard her voice, something physically would tighten in my chest and I would shut her out. Oh, we could exchange pleasantries, but anything beyond often turned into a heated argument. I hated it, and I hated the way I felt. We both were aware of the discomfort, but just couldn’t seem to overcome it."

"Before receiving the news that I had breast cancer, I had scheduled a weekend in the Shenandoah mountains for some personal ministry with Pastors Bill and Sylvie Suddeth. After all I had walked through the year before, I had hoped this time would help me close a chapter and begin a new one. I would have never guessed that God had so much more in mind when guiding me to plan this trip."

“'I’m at the end of my rope!' 'I can’t take this anymore!' 'I just want the pain to go away!' That’s exactly where I was a little over 35 years ago. Although I had been raised in a Christian home and attended a church during my childhood and teenage years, something was missing."