Nancy C. Williams

“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Corinthians 9:15) Are you stressing out over last-minute shopping this season? Do you have difficult-to-buy-for people on your list? Are you strapped financially right now? All three? With Christmas less than two weeks away, it’s easy to get caught up in the last-minute flurry of shopping…

“Then the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.’” (Luke 2:10-11) My husband and I just came back from West Virginia where we…

“In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son….” (1 John 4:10a) When I was young and took swimming lessons, I was terrified of the 12-foot-deep end of the pool…especially the creepy drain at the bottom. Going down just to touch my feet to the bottom put…

“Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.” (Colossians 4:2) A pall casts a shadow over the holiday lights this year for me. I lost one of my dear friends a couple of weeks ago, to the ravages of an aggressive brain tumor. Her untimely death has left a huge hole in our community and…

“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Decades ago—before cellphones, the internet, and automatic timepieces—my great-aunt Lizzy invited me to join her on fall cruise along the Tennessee River, to view the beautiful colors of changing leaves. I hopped in my car and headed out in plenty of time to reach…