Nancy C. Williams

“Now it happened, when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, ‘Take note! David is in the Wilderness of En Gedi.’” (1 Samuel 24:1) Have you ever taken a personal spiritual retreat? Just you and God in the wilderness? Last week, I joined my good friend Mary Ellen at the Billy Graham Training…

“So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, ‘He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.’” (John 8:7) I stood in the Siberian art gallery and stared. I lost complete track of time, all sense of where I was. I lost myself into the depth…

“But now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand.” (Isaiah 64:8) Alongside the lazy Nolichucky River in our county is an unremarkable field of tomato plants…until you start looking at the dirt. Scattered throughout the fertile loam are small broken pieces of clay pottery, evidence of human…

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 Do you ever look back at your work and wonder if it was effective? Did you really accomplish anything? Or was it all in vain? For those of us older folks, getting closer…

“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” (1 John 4:11) When I accepted an invitation to our community prayer breakfast earlier this month, I didn’t expect to be gobsmacked by a former football player. I figured we were gathering to pray for our local leaders, teachers, healthcare workers, pastors, first…