Sometimes I wonder what goes on in the woods across the parking lot. When I need a moment to breathe, I swivel my office chair and look out the window. One rainy day a couple of weeks ago, I was... Continue Reading →
Dear friends, If you’ve talked to me at all in the last year or so, I’ve probably told you that I’m planning to do some writing. You then may have asked, “What are you going to write about?” And I... Continue Reading →
I was reading Exodus 14 the other day as part of my Living the Christian Year devotional. What, you don't immediately know what Exodus 14 is about?? Shocking. OK, I'm just kidding. I mean, I was reading Exodus 14, and it's... Continue Reading →
Today is a snow day. I slept in, had homemade bread with butter and jelly for breakfast (thanks, Christy!), and am currently drinking hot chocolate out of my favorite "Aunt Becca" mug while I sit in front of a crackling fire... Continue Reading →
For the last few weeks, I've been thinking about God's character as He reveals Himself in Genesis. I've started teaching a series at Agnes Scott on the story of the Bible from beginning to end, and I've realized as I've... Continue Reading →
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I've been working lately on memorizing Ephesians chapter 1. (As an aside, may I suggest memorizing chapters of the Bible? It gives you much better understanding of what any given verse says when you memorize it in context of the larger whole. ... Continue Reading →
As I sit here, outside at RTS in Orlando, a thunderstorm is finishing up rolling through. The sky is brightening, the frogs are croaking, and the tropical vegetation looks lush and green. It's a good day to be alive. The... Continue Reading →
I’ve been thinking today about beauty. What is it that makes us love beauty so much? Beautiful music, beautiful people, beautiful artwork, beautiful landscape…it all makes something inside of us feel a sense of joy or delight or even pain... Continue Reading →
The old woman lay in her hospital bed, looking out the windows at the beautiful green mountains she loved, yet surrounded by beeping machines. Pneumonia had gripped her lungs once again, and she thought of the joy that it would be... Continue Reading →
Becca Hermes 