by cldi | May 1, 2014 | Stories, Women and Children
Family is one of the greatest gifts we may ever receive in this life. The dictionary defines it as: ‘a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not.’Family is a complex thing and yet it is...
by cldi | Apr 3, 2014 | Stories
“He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse” (Malachi 4:6).Here we see a clear indication of the blessing of God upon His nation:...
by cldi | Mar 3, 2014 | Stories, Women and Children
I was another girl born into the middle of a heap of sisters. As I grew older, I worked hard to create an identity that was distinct from the collective name people used to refer to my sisters or me: “the Will girls”. That started a lifelong quest...
by cldi | Jan 31, 2014 | Stories
I sat with a man in my office that I recently began meeting with to discuss the ‘gospel’, the Bible, and what it means to follow the person of Jesus. To begin our time I asked a simple question – What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? I didn’t ask...
by cldi | Jan 1, 2014 | Stories
Amazingly, it’s the beginning of a New Year, 2014. It seems that with each passing day, week, month, and year, the old adage, going to hell in a handbasket, rings with an ever-increasing element of truth. Thinking back to my grandparents, a civil and right...