Nancy C. Williams

“And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. Then all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.” (Nehemiah 8:6) When our daughter, Elizabeth, was a toddler and starting to talk, I would set her in her high chair just before dinner and start putting food on…

“And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out for fear.” (Matthew 14:26) I just spent four nights sleeping in a supposedly-haunted room.  Last week, my beloved husband and I enjoyed a short trip to Charleston, S.C., having booked a room in a…

“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy….” (Philippians 1:3-4) It’s called the Wailing Wall, but when we visited the Jerusalem site earlier this year, our experience was remarkably quiet…a serious place for prayer. The limestone wall on the western side of the…

“He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.” (Psalm 91:4) How could I make a plane crash? That was the question I pondered as I worked on research for my novel about a Russian test pilot flying a MiG-9 fighter jet. I have limited…

“…he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words…” 2 Corinthians 12:4a I have a mental “photo” of heaven…it’s in West Virginia.* Years ago, we traveled to my husband’s family reunion at the old Young home (I loved that oxymoron) not far from Lost Creek. The white clapboard farmhouse rested in a bright green field, juxtaposed…