Nancy C. Williams

“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 The musty, earthy dampness of a root cellar. Mothballs and cedar in a dry attic. The heady, thickly-sweet perfume of gardenias. Ripe peaches, a sliced orange, sun-warmed fresh strawberries. Hamburgers on…

“And Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.’” John 6:35 Who knew making bread at home would become so popular last year? If you haven’t jumped on the baking bandwagon yet, there’s still plenty of time.  At least…

“His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22b-23 Have you recently lost someone you loved? The grief can be overwhelming, especially after this devastating pandemic that continues to linger. We’ve all experienced the sorrow of losing loved ones to cancer, heart disease, and other tragedies. How do you say good-bye? For good? We…

“And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.” Acts 5:42 Ever have one of those profound moments when your Scripture reading for the day lines up with current events? This morning, on the holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, my read-through-the-Bible schedule arrived at Acts 5—sometime after…

“But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him.” Habakkuk 2:20 When my sweet dad was a Scout leader, he was honored one year at summer camp by being “tapped out” to join the Order of the Arrow. This esteemed cadre of Scouters required its members to go through an “ordeal”—24 hours of complete silence, starting with sleeping…