by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 4, 2012 | Miracles
Maundy Thursday probably isn’t at the top of anyone’s favorite holidays list. Most years the Thursday before Easter likely slips right on by without being marked in any significant way. So I’m encouraging you to stop a moment and think about how you...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 30, 2012 | Miracles, Waiting
My goodness. It’s almost Palm Sunday. And then it will be Easter. If I don’t pause and consider the coming of a special day, I tend to feel like I’m missing out a bit. What if you just woke up and someone told you it was your birthday? Sure, it might...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 16, 2012 | Miracles, Poetry, Waiting
Today I think this poem is about persistence. Though it’s likely not what I was thinking when I wrote it. That’s the beauty of words–everyone brings their own intentions to them. ELEMENTARY Water within stone and stone within water. Solid and...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 14, 2012 | Miracles, Reading
At my Tuesday evening Bible study, we’re taking a close look at the first chapter of John. You know, “In the beginning was the Word . . .” Talk about opening with a great hook! Each week, it seems like one or two verses really jump out at me. This...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 5, 2012 | Miracles, Waiting
When I was a child, we often slept with the windows open in our unair-conditioned house. At night, I could sometimes hear a train off in the distance. To me, the thrumming, throbbing pulse of the train sounded like a giant stomping across the hills. And, of course,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 2, 2012 | Friends, Miracles, Waiting
Did you ever have one those days when you just wanted to throw your hands up in the air and shout, “I quit?” Work is too much, family is too demanding, friends just don’t get it. And God? Well, surely he forgot to check on you, because you just...