Nancy C. Williams

“So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey….” (Exodus 3:8a) If ever there was a “land flowing with milk and honey,” it would have to be the American South—because…

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3) Stuff breaks. All the time. And in America, with our overabundance of stuff, we have a lot of stuff breaking all the time. Too many things have built-in obsolescence! Getting things fixed, though, can be tricky and expensive. Good luck getting someone quickly to your home to fix…

“I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10b) What comes to mind when you think of abundance?  Your thoughts might go to money…a lot more than you need, so you could spend it on fun stuff and give some away. How about food? I picture restaurants with…

“And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord.” (Leviticus 1:9b) My best childhood friend in Mississippi was a great gal named Anne Rowell. She lived a few doors down from us, and I viewed her dad as the “barbecue king” of the neighborhood.  On pleasant evenings,…

“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting….and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit….” (Acts 2:2,4a) Something out of the ordinary happened a few months ago. The Holy Spirit decided to pay a particularly noteworthy visit to a group…