by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 15, 2014 | blame, blessings, courage, encouragement, humility, obedience, quotes
“I don’t like using the word success when talking about ministry. I’d much rather use words like health, faithfulness, and obedience.”–J.R. BriggsJ.R. Briggs is a pastor and the author of Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 12, 2014 | abuse, anger, attitudes, blame, contempt, marriage, motives, relationships, sin
Do you live with an angry person? Or do you know an angry person whom you must have lots of contact with? It can be a very hard place to be. Do you feel like you’re walking on eggshells afraid of the next angry outburst or their hardened heart of silence? I was...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 8, 2014 | compassion, forgiveness, grace, guilt, longing for God, mercy, sin
One day I was trying to think of a way to illustrate the concept of “redemption” which is defined as: “To be bought back.” This story is what I came up with. Be assured that I’ve never spent time in jail or in prison–except in my...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 4, 2014 | beliefs, forgiveness, knowing and understanding God, listening, sin
The last time my mom was in the hospital, six months before she died, I paid particular attention to the sign in the bathroom which instructed us, “Wash your hands for three minutes and rinse them for two.” I couldn’t help but think of visiting our...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 28, 2014 | assumptions, attitudes, beauty, gratitude, heaven, pain, salvation, sanctification
I’d thought I’d heard all of my mom’s stories but as we sat at lunch about a year ago, she shared something I’d never heard before. It was a shocking and sad revelation for me. My mom and dad eating their wedding cake.Of course, I...
