The Ability to Accomplish

Phylicia | January 20, 2010

 For some reason my blog won’t let my pictures show up, whether I save them to my hard drive or not.  Thus, the next few posts will be picture-free for a while.  Please pardon the plain appearance!
Today we had our first convocation for the semester, and speaking was Jonathan Falwell, the pastor of Thomas Road [...]

Champions for Compromise?

Phylicia | December 25, 2009

Today is Christmas Day, and for most people it is a day when you rest and enjoy family, something that I have been able to do today to my heart’s content.  I spent most of the day reading (and finishing) a book that my parents gave me:  The Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose.  It was [...]

Though I Fall

Phylicia | November 12, 2009

For the beginning of November, I was stunned at the beautiful weather we had here in Virginia.  Sunday was 70 degrees and sunny, with several days before that being just as lovely.  My roomie Lyndsey and I went up to Otter Lake and had a picnic and read out Revelation together (the picture at left [...]

Desires of the Heart

Phylicia | October 13, 2009

What do you want most out of life?  What do want most in life?  In each of us there is a desire for something.  It could be more money or financial stability, it could be a better education, it could be a spouse, or it could be a better car.  Perhaps it’s not something tangible [...]

Homebound Missionary

Phylicia | July 2, 2009

I have recently been reading the biography of Isobel Kuhn, missionary to China in the early 20th century.  I have read quite a few missionary biographies; when I was younger they fascinated me, and I used to consider becoming a missionary to Africa.  I was saddened by the faces of the women and children there, suffering [...]

Grumblebluffer

Phylicia | June 26, 2009

Even bloggers make mistakes, in case you thought we impersonal, electronic, opinion-sharers didn’t mess up once in a while. I of all people am prone to “messing up”, and I did — ironically the same day I read my next paragraph in Philippians.
“Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and [...]