by mcl | Feb 2, 2015 | Chewed Petunias, Columns, Relationships
By Susan E. Richardson For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and he has not hidden his face from him, but has heard, when he cried to him. —Psalm 22:24, ESV About three years ago I noticed a strange pattern cropping up physically. I...
by mcl | Nov 3, 2014 | Chewed Petunias, Columns, Relationships
By Susan E. Richardson “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your...
by mcl | Jun 25, 2014 | Chewed Petunias, Columns
By Susan E. Richardson “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our...
by mcl | Apr 22, 2014 | Chewed Petunias, Columns, Relationships
By Susan E. Richardson “O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O...
by mcl | Feb 17, 2014 | Chewed Petunias, Columns, Relationships
“Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns,” (Matthew 14:13). Weak ankles have plagued me all my life, so the afternoon somewhere during my teen...
by mcl | Nov 2, 2013 | Chewed Petunias, Columns, Relationships
By SUSAN E. RICHARDSON “Moses returned to the LORD and said, ‘O Lord, why have you brought trouble upon this people? Is this why you sent me? Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble upon this people, and you have not rescued your...
