Perseverance :: The Work Of It (Part 1)

Perseverance. The word leaps off the page.  I close my eyes and turn it over in my mind. “I need it, Lord,” I half pray, half remind myself. See, I  have been thinking about the opposite of perseverance, too. It creeps in little by little each day, till I find myself...

Multitude Monday

The few gathered at my hometown Baptist church each Sunday evening, were faithful and informal.  Pastor would say, “Does anyone have a praise?” The deacon would raise his hand and say in his signature base voice, “I’d like to thank God...