Nothing Can Separate Us from God's Love "For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present … [Read more...]
A SONG OF JOY by Regina Smeltzer
EXUBERANCE IN LIVING My exuberance gets me in trouble sometimes. I love to shout for my grandson as he races. I often clap during worship music, and I talk to most everyone. On a trip with my grown … [Read more...]
A LIGHT TO OUR PATH
GOD'S WORD The idea of reflecting on one verse of scripture a week began in a prayer group at my church, so Twitter Bible started with verses on prayer. Prayer is the way we establish a relationship … [Read more...]
LIVING THE LORD’S PRAYER
Pray the Lord's Prayer Intentionally Too often I recite the Lord's Prayer hardly paying attention to the meaning of the words. I mouth words like hallowed, thy, and thine--words no one uses outside … [Read more...]
God’s Kingdom: the Power and the Glory
God's Kingdom If you're like me, when you memorized the Lord's Prayer, you ended with "For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever." This ending is called a doxology: an expression of … [Read more...]
THE THIRD DAY
When it was time for the Christ (so wholly human) to battle his way out of God-forsaken hell back to sunshine-blue middle earth, did Archangel Michael lower Jacob’s ladder from somewhere beneath … [Read more...]
GOOD FRIDAY: Darkness and a Torn Curtain
THAT DARK FRIDAY On the day we call "Good Friday," the day Jesus was crucified, the disciples didn't see anything good. As Jesus hung dying on the cross, the gospels record a terrifying scene: the … [Read more...]
THE ART OF FORGIVING
FORGIVENESS CAN SEEM IMPOSSIBLE Forgiving is hard. When we face the unforgivable, forgiving seems impossible. My experience with the impossible sort of forgiveness was so common, it’s trite: I … [Read more...]
FORGIVE US THE WRONGS WE HAVE DONE
Jesus taught us to pray, “Father…forgive us the wrongs we have done.” THE CONTEXT OF "FORGIVE US" The petition to forgive us occurs in the middle of three chapters of Matthew (5-7) that record … [Read more...]
ENOUGH FOOD FOR TODAY
FOOD FROM GOD When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, “Give us today the food we need,” he reminded them of the manna God sent to their ancestors. When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, the … [Read more...]
A passionate reader, I began writing as a young girl. After graduating from college, I became a teacher. Over the course of my career, I taught high schoolers, college undergraduates, and public school teachers how to write personal narratives, expository and persuasive essays, as well as poetry and short fiction. I continued to write: publishing professional articles, two textbooks, short stories, and poetry. In 2013, I won first place in Romantic Suspense in the ACFW Genesis Contest.