God’s plan wasn’t political, it was spiritual. God sent His Son, Jesus, to be our Horn of Salvation. Through His death on the cross, He would liberate all who believe in Him from the oppression of sin.
Author Archives: Renee Srch
The God who suffers with us
The vastness of God’s love is so immense He took on human form and came in person rather than send a proxy
Drab to fab
Christmas is about God bringing fab to the drab, light to the darkness, hope to the hopeless, and joy to the sorrowing.
When the time had fully come
Long before time began, God determined the moment He would send Jesus to our world. That time would not come too early nor too late. Jesus came at the right time, the right moment, and in the right place.
The Gift and the Giver
God’s greatest gift to humankind was given to us at Christmas; His one and only beloved Son. Anyone – that means you and me – who believes in Him receives eternal life
When God is Silent
It’s a natural tendency to mistake God’s silence for inactivity. When we pray and fail to hear an answer, we are tempted to believe God doesn’t care, that He’s wandered off, or He doesn’t care. Nothing could be further from the truth. God works some of His most powerful deeds in the wake of His ‘silence.’
Plugging into Positivity
Within each person dwells a hunger for positive feedback and approval. We crave those little tidbits that spur us on; a pat on the back, a kind word, an honest compliment, a ‘like’ on our social media posts – and for good reason. From the moment we wake up till we crawl into bed, …
CHORES – A Poem
I asked my sons to clean the house, But all I got were frowns and grouse. When I handed them a list of chores, They ran to their rooms and closed the doors. After much wheedling, they eventually conceded That cleaning the house was truly needed. The list of chores was divided, fair as can …
Tips and For Writers: Show Don’t Tell, Workshop #2
Words that tell rather than show, part A Filter Words Filter words tell the reader what a character is thinking, feeling, or perceiving: See (He saw a bird fly by – A goose flew past) Know (She knew he was mad – He slammed the door on his way out) Smell (She smelled the smoke …
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TIPS FOR WRITERS; Words to Cut From Your Manuscript
Fairly That Just Then Very Pretty (as an intensifier) Totally Quick Gave/give It It was/It is Felt Absolutely Literally Act to Actively Probably Actually Any As to Basically Carefully Certainly Completely Considerably Consistently Constructively Of course Currently Decidedly Definitely Did (as an intensifier) Do (as an intensifier) Words that end in ‘ly’ Begin/began/begun Quite Words …
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