by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Nov 4, 2013 | Church, Reading, Waiting
We read Acts 6 in Bible study last week–the first part of the story of Stephen who was stoned to death for sharing the Gospel. When opposition first arises against Stephen, there’s this wonderful verse, “But they could not stand up against the wisdom...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Oct 4, 2013 | Family, Friends, Reading
I was driving home from work on Wednesday behind a slow-moving dump truck. I wasn’t too happy about it until we passed a dirt parking lot where two little boys were playing. They saw the truck and began madly pumping their arms in the air. The truck driver blew...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 27, 2013 | Appalachian, Reading
I’m still a little bit mad about how Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier ended. I won’t offer any spoilers on the off chance you’ve neither read the book nor seen the movie, but I did NOT find the end satisfying. Oh, I guess there was a certain poetry...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 23, 2013 | Miracles, Reading, Waiting
I really like Pope Francis. I’m not a Catholic nor will I ever be, but I admire his grounded faith. And I’m sad about the way the media has pounced on him after a recent interview. Oh how we love to “spin” what we hear or read. Pope Francis has...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 20, 2013 | Appalachian, Food, Miracles, Reading
When Miracle in a Dry Season launches–August 2014–part of the promotion process will include me speaking. It’s not enough to do a book signing anymore, authors need to give readers something of value. Now, how valuable me talking is has yet to be...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 9, 2013 | Miracles, Reading
I love the epiphanies I sometimes experience during our ladies’ Bible study. Last week it was this: Could the Jews have gone through with crucifying Jesus if they had believed he was the Christ? We were talking about how the Jews thought they were protecting...
