by Space Welch | Sep 21, 2022 | Celebration and Wonder, Community and Discipleship, Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
I stood on the outside of my soap table, crying out for God’s mercy with a friend, who had come to my booth for refuge from the turmoil in her soul. She, among many others, had just witnessed the unmistakable sound of a massive car accident just outside the Paw...
by Space Welch | Aug 8, 2022 | Celebration and Wonder, Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Many of you may not know it, but I sometimes struggle with depression. I have learned, over the course of a lifetime, and a quarter-century of being led by the Holy Spirit, how to fight it, but also how to spot the warning flares in the road. One flaming torch of...
by Space Welch | Jun 10, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings
I think a lot about practicing who I want to become. You can see it on elderly faces… the deeply etched lines of complaining or gratitude. The naturally formed smile, practiced over decades of a life. But it’s not only smiling or frowning, complaining or...
by Space Welch | May 31, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Did you know Joseph was sold for less than the redemption price of a slave (Exodus 21:32)? (For the record, Jesus was sold for the exact price of a dead slave.). Not only was he sold for two-thirds the price of a dead slave… He was sold by his own brothers! He...
by Space Welch | May 7, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings
There’s someone I’ve wanted to introduce you to for awhile now, and tonight seems like just the night to do so. Her name is Mrs. Ahner (sounds like “honor” which seems pretty fitting to me). She was my second grade teacher. We are still...
by Space Welch | Apr 17, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
It is almost unbearable to rehash the story of Christ’s death. Even after decades of reading this story, I instinctually groan when the chief priests and the Pharisees called Him “that deceiver” (Matthew 27:63). Because it’s such a...
