“Ferguson, Jena, and Hope”

Meet Leigh Powers

Leigh Powers and I crossed paths at a writing conference this year. She lives in Texas with her husband and children. Besides serving God as a pastor’s wife and a mother, she also ministers through her blog and other writings.

Leigh gave me permission to share her August 19 post on Ferguson, Missouri. 

[Christ Jesus] himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall. –Ephesians 2:14

I’ve grieved as I’ve watched the news streaming out of Ferguson… (read more at more at http://leighpowers.com/2014/08/19/ferguson-jena-hope/)

David

"When You’ve Lost Everything”

Difficult Questions

Have you ever lost everything?

Major setbacks can make us feel like we’ve lost it all. I find the more I dwell on what was taken away, the easier it is to overlook what remains.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 inspires a lot of questions at such times.

There is a time to uproot…

but when will it be

a time to plant again?

There is a time to tear down…

but when will it be

a time to build again?

There is a time to scatter stones…

but when will it be

a time to gather them again?