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  • Light in the Darkness
    Sunday, March 7th, 2021     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    Walking in the dark night of Africa is risky. The black mamba, one of the world’s deadliest snakes, can completely camouflage himself within the inky darkness. He is one of the few snakes which are active at night and particularly loves wood or metal that has absorbed the heat of the day.  We encountered the black mamba only once, coiled around the grating on our screen door. After a long night of good conversation and… Read More

  • A Letter to my Muslim Friend at Lent
    Sunday, February 28th, 2021     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

      After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him (John 13:5). niptō: (Greek) to wash; to cleanse; to perform ablution.   Dear Fatima, I can’t stop thinking about our conversation yesterday. The question you asked me.  Why don’t you Christians have to make yourselves clean before you pray?  We are women. We are told we cannot approach God… Read More

  • Lent: Flinging My Cloak Before the King
    Sunday, February 21st, 2021     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Luke 19:36-38, NET I’ve always been a… Read More

  • Strange Gift Wrap
    Sunday, February 14th, 2021     Audrey Frank     4 Comments

    Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 It came in strange gift wrap, not at all what I expected. But the gift was right there inside. I turned it over in my hands, joyously held it to my heart, and wondered at the mad methods of my Lover. The gift was exactly what I asked for, really. The wishing began slow like a tingling thrill… Read More

  • How We Gain New Strength
    Sunday, February 7th, 2021     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    He gives strength to the weary, and to the one who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary (Isaiah 40:29-31). Listen to Me in silence, you coastlands, And let the peoples gain new strength…(Isaiah… Read More

  • The Table-Setter
    Sunday, January 31st, 2021     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    Thou preparest a shulchan before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with shemen (olive oil); my kos (cup) runneth over. Surely tov (goodness) and chesed (lovingkindness) shall follow me kol y’mei chaiyyai (all the days of my life)... --Psalm 23:4-6, Orthodox Jewish Bible Shulchan: (Hebrew) a king’s table, private use, sacred use (Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament"). My table-setter was very… Read More

  • The Hesed Invitation
    Sunday, January 24th, 2021     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    Hello, again, dear fellow pilgrim. As we journey through the beginning of this new uncertain year, we are taking time to look at the things that are certain, the immovable, unchanging character of God. This is our second week looking long into the heart of God's hesed love. Hesed is a Hebrew word used to describe God's tender mercy, compassion, and lovingkindness. To read Part One of our study of the hesed character of God,… Read More

  • The Hesed Room
    Sunday, January 17th, 2021     Audrey Frank     2 Comments

    O my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress, my hesed (loving) God (Psalm 59:9). With everlasting hesed (kindness) I will have compassion on you, says the Lord, your Redeemer (Psalm 54:8b). Hesed: (Hebrew) to be merciful, faithful. Love, kindness, mercy. One of the most important words in the Old Testament, hesed essentially denotes an act of kindness, love, or mercy. The quality of the kindness shown is usually that reserved for… Read More

  • Shame Nation
    Sunday, January 10th, 2021     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    You have made us a byword among the nations;     the peoples shake their heads at us. I live in disgrace all day long,     and my face is covered with shame… Rise up and help us;     rescue us because of your unfailing love. Psalm 44: 14, 15, 26 Shame is not a foreign concept limited to countries where women are hidden behind the hijab, men commit honor-killings, or children with disabilities are forced to leave the… Read More

  • The Stability of Our Times
    Sunday, January 3rd, 2021     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    And he shall be the stability of your times (Isaiah 33:6). In the mountains where I grew up, there is a mile-high bridge stretching across a mountain between two rocky cliffs. Only the brave dare cross through the frequent dense clouds and high winds that make the narrow bridge swing and sway far above the security of the solid earth below. I once stood in the middle of the bridge, gripped the cables on either… Read More