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Dear SCC & Friends, Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults. ~Psalm 19:12 Reflection #101                When I was in school, the best feeling was getting a “100” on a pop quiz… I mean a 100% is the perfect score… It seems however, there is no 100% in life, even if you’re a perfectionist. No matter how hard we try to perfect or hide our flaws, they do become apparent. Acquit me, free me, release me from hidden faults… that…

Dear SCC & Friends, And He shall be the stability of your times… ~Isaiah 33:6 Reflection #100                When the word stable is used as an adjective, it means lasting, durable, permanent and perpetual. It speaks of security, safety and constancy. Stability is not a metaphor for “boring”, but rather a quality of reliance and fortitude that will bring us through trials and tribulations in uncertain times. When all we have left is God, we realize for the first time God is enough. He’s our refuge…

Dear SCC & Friends, …He has entrusted to us the word of reconciliation. ~2 Corinthians 5:19 Reflection #99                Is conflict spiritual? Is it bad? Have you ever been told to avoid it at all costs? What a price tag!… Yet conflict remains unavoidable even if we seek to avoid it. Absence of conflict does not mean we have unity or love. I hate to admit it, but it has been conflict, be it unpleasant or untimely, that drove me deeper into my…