Tag: Dawn Reed

BY DAWN REED My beloved and I recently began celebrating special events with quesabirria tacos at our favorite Mexican restaurant. (Our friend Bubba Stewart got us hooked on them.) Quesabirria. We say it over and over, never getting it exactly right. It is a struggle to roll our “r’s.” Ignacio and Ariel patiently repeat the

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BY DAWN REED Hebrews 4:12 reminds us that the Bible is alive and active, meaning it applies to today, it applies to now. No matter how many times we read it, we can find something new and exciting – like buried treasure – hidden in the pages. It is not your grandmother’s big white coffee

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BY DAWN REED Every day I am thankful for Jesus’ sacrifice, but even more so at Easter. This year, my mind has often turned to His mother, Mary. Standing at the cross, memories and emotions would have surely warred within her. An angel’s announcement of the Messiah’s coming birth began her mission. A sudden trip

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BY DAWN REED I was heading to Louisville to meet with a group of ladies from Crossroads Baptist Church. There was a lot to do so I made a list: a return to Walmart, stops at the post office, gas station and bank. I marked off one thing after another. A traffic light had me

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BY DAWN REED A dental office is made up of two parts: the front and the back. The front half is where paperwork is done, appointments are made, money is transacted. The back is where the action is: teeth are cleaned, cavities are filled, teeth are extracted, and where we work on braces and Invisalign.

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BY DAWN REED Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding, (Proverbs 3:5). Sometimes it is not so easy. In Luke, Chapter 1, we find the story of Elizabeth, a woman who loved God and walked with Him. She had been young once and had married a

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BY DAWN REED My favorite thing is when the Lord speaks tenderly through His Word. Alive and active (Hebrews 4:12), He gently leads, encourages, and directs. My not favorite thing is when the white-hot tip of the Sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17) pierces and convicts me all the way to the bone marrow. Such

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BY DAWN REED We are studying about anger in Sunday School. So, we made volcanoes. Stirring flour, salt and warm water together, we kneaded the dough, then shaped it around cans to make volcano shapes. This Sunday we plan to paint them. I never made a volcano in school. Neither did my kids – even

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BY DAWN REED When Lynn* came in for Bible study at the jail, it was clear she was struggling. As she shared some of her story, we realized she had struggled her whole life. She told of the abuse she suffered as a young child, bringing tears to my eyes. Burned. Molested. How could parents/family

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BY DAWN REED When I read true stories of people in the Bible who turn from the Lord, my stomach clenches. I know what is coming. “Don’t do it!” I want to yell. But their story has already been written. I only have to turn the page to see what happened. Second Chronicles 28 and

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