by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 2, 2015 | forgiveness, freedom, grace, joy
I had vulnerably shared at the Friday evening session of a women’s retreat how God delivered me from being a child abuser. During the Saturday afternoon free time, I enjoyed visiting privately with many of the women. One woman, Carrie, came into my room looking...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 21, 2015 | forgiveness, God's heart, God's love, unconditional love
I’m reading Elyse Fitzpatrick’s wonderful book Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus (co-authored with her daughter Jessica Thompson) and she writes: “Although your sin does grieve him (Eph. 4:30), he doesn’t...
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 | May 20, 2014 | forgiveness, love, relationships, unconditional love
Dear One: I’m sad that you haven’t felt comfortable responding to my efforts to contact you. Since you moved away, I don’t know what is happening with you and I miss the friendship we had when you were here. I can’t help but wonder if you have...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 18, 2014 | blessings, Easter, forgiveness, grace, gratitude, heaven, peace, pleasure, salvation
When I was a little girl, I attended a church that encouraged going without something during Lent. I always picked chocolate. It was, and still is, my favorite food. It is a food group, right? Of course. But I hadn’t sacrificed anything for Lent for a long time....
