Nancy C. Williams

“I am the Lord, and there is no other; I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.” (Isaiah 45:6b-7) We’ve discovered an intruder in our house—the four-legged variety that likes cheese and chaos. This is no ordinary field mouse, however. This one has had ninja training. Despite our best efforts to ensnare it overnight, it…

“Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown….” (Revelation 14:14) The official royal crown worn by the monarch of Great Britain—made of platinum, gold, silver, purple velvet, and ermine—contains 2,868 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, hundreds of pearls and the “Black…

“Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14b) As Great Britain gears up for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee—celebrating the longest reign, 70 years, for any monarch in English history—let’s take a look at the shortest reign, by the 16th-century noblewoman who lasted only nine days on the…

“…let those who love Him be like the sun when it comes out in full strength.” (Judges 5:31b) I have a personal letter from Queen Elizabeth.  I’m not kidding. Okay, it’s from her lady-in-waiting. But it’s on royal stationery, and I’ll still claim it as a real letter from the Queen herself (see below).  Several years ago, my little book group…

“But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.” (Luke 24:2) This Easter morning has been…profound and glorious. It began with a breathtaking view from the hill above our church at daybreak—the first “sunrise service” I’ve ever attended. There was something mysterious, promising, and enthralling about meeting our Savior there to worship Him. As we listened to…