by Caroline Crocker | Jan 4, 2025 | Bible, Faith
Just about five weeks ago, my husband took me to the ER. I was in tremendous pain; morphine was welcomed with open arms! Once the pain subsided, they sent me home. As I lay in bed the next day, a friend phoned and prayed with me. Only minutes after we hung up, my...
by Caroline Crocker | Nov 23, 2024 | Bible, Faith
How many of us in the West have been invited to prayer training of various sorts? Theophostic prayer. Release of generational curses. Inner healing. Breathing techniques. Lectio divina. Contemplative prayer. The prayer of faith or “name it and claim it.” Some of these...
by Caroline Crocker | Nov 9, 2024 | Bible, Faith
The doctor steepled his hands. “You’re showing signs of pre-eclampsia. If you don’t rest, we’ll have to bring you into the hospital for the next two months.” I bounced my 13-month-old daughter on my lap. “Doctor, we have our meals in college with my husband. Is it...
by Caroline Crocker | Oct 22, 2024 | Bible, Faith
Several years ago, I did the Scripture reading at church. Yes, I have done them since! Anyway, this one was about Abraham taking his beloved son up Mount Moriah, ostensibly to sacrifice him to the Lord. Of course, we know what happened: God provided a ram. But going...
by Caroline Crocker | Apr 14, 2024 | Bible, Faith
Not so long ago, one of my granddaughters brought her little face up close to mine and inspected me carefully. “Grammy, you’re really old!” At another time, another one asked me why I don’t just let my hair be gray, seeing as I am ancient anyway. And just recently,...
by Caroline Crocker | Apr 12, 2024 | Bible, Faith
Who of us remembers that song, “Turn Turn, Turn” with music by the Byrds and lyrics by King Solomon? I certainly listened to, and even memorized, it many years ago, when I was a child growing up in Iowa. If you want to hear it again, this is the link. From...
