Counting Covid Deaths
On July 24, 2020 by Amy BurginReading Time: < 1 minute In the midst of the Covid19 pandemic, the world calls for me to become a death counter – one who counts deaths, especially Covid deaths. The verb count has at least a couple of meanings: (1) to determine the total number. E.g, “We have one hundred thirty deaths as of today in my county due
We Sometimes Need Help to Walk Out Forgiveness
On June 23, 2019 by Amy BurginReading Time: 4 minutes If you’re anything like me, forgiving can be difficult. You want to forgive. You say you forgive, but then old offenses flood your brain against your will at the most inopportune times and you wonder if you really did forgive. You wonder if you really can forgive. We sometimes need help to walk out forgiveness
Why Did I Just Say That?
On January 5, 2018 by Amy BurginReading Time: 5 minutes We often ask the Lord, “Why?” but do we ask it of ourselves? “Why do I want to say that?” “Why DID I do that?” “Why do I want to go over there?” Unfortunately, it wasn’t until my late twenties before I learned to ask myself this simple and telling question, “Why?” “Why did I just
Listening With Your Mind’s Eye
On December 14, 2017 by Amy BurginReading Time: 4 minutes Close your eyes and imagine a glass. What did you see? I saw a tall, slender, clear glass filled with ice and a clear carbonated beverage, probably Sprite. What I saw was formed in my mind’s eye, or my imagination. The Lord may use our imagination to speak to us. For me, receiving pictures from