Entering His Presence through Forgiveness By: Susan Deborah Schiller My whole being, as a temple of the Holy Spirit, has doors. Scripture says we enter His presence with thanksgiving and praise, but Jesus also says that before we come to praise Him we must first let go of all the unclean thoughts we have about […]
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I Will Be Your Hero By: Susan Deborah Schiller Part 2 of "I Need a Hero" His whole body went stiff and he told me it was as if "someone else" had taken over his arms, legs, and speech. He was fighting to regain control. His limbs were paralyzed and he could barely move. Confusion, dizziness, […]
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Raped and Pregnant at Age 14 – Forced by the Judge to Share Parental Rights with the Perpetrator for the Next 16-years By: Susan Deborah Schiller A young woman was attacked and raped, resulting in pregnancy at the age of 14. Her attacker, Jamie Melendez, who was 20-years old at the time of the impregnation, […]
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The Hiding Place – Out of Reach of My Enemy By: Susan Deborah Schiller My daddy and I used to skim above and through wispy clouds in his DC-3. I learned to fly in that plane, beginning at age 5. Those exciting moments of eating up the pavement and climbing right up into the sky never […]
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Why a Wife is Blamed for Her Husband's Infidelity By: Kimberly Dimick The Church has held women down for centuries! It is still going on to this day. God knew of this enmity from the beginning of time, in Genesis 3. The church does not teach marriage rightly nor does it understand divorce because of AB– USE. The […]
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Finding the Path of Peace By: Susan Deborah Schiller My dear braveheart, We have come to a point where there is no escape in the natural realm. People, jobs, systems, money – they all fail us. You have read my stories about how God has been grooming me to grin in the face of disaster, […]
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The Looking Glass By: Susan Schiller How we see ourselves is what we will sooner or later become, and when we see ourselves through God's eyes we reclaim our true identity… even if it feels preposterous, at first! We are stepping into a new skin, as we dare to get naked and unashamed by discarding the old skin […]
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Thorns By: Susan Deborah Schiller Tears. Bending in pain, I sink to the ground. Parched. Hungry. Alone. Afraid. Blood, sweat and tears. Don't look back! Agony. Father, I didn't choose this. I thought if I was good, obedient, and kind, bad things wouldn't happen. But it is not so. Whipped, scourged, beaten, and yanked down. I'm afraid I […]
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– Sending Love and Light – What Does it Mean? By: Susan Deborah Schiller In the series, "Love from Papa" "Sending love and light," is a common phrase among people today who have experienced great darkness and reach out to others, hoping to be a beacon of Hope. Is it just a wish, a blessing, or is it […]
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A Horse for Dani: How a Spark of Joy can Fuel a Dream By: Susan Deborah Schiller All she wants is a horse of her own, this little girl who looks at me with tears in her eyes. I have no natural ability to give her such a gift, but I know God can make […]
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L A Time of Separation By: Kimberly Dimick Intro: Susan Schiller Heaven's light is piercing the darkness, as lightning thrusts its fiery streaks, charging the atmosphere with negative ions and other life-giving elements. In this light we are each waking up and realizing we MUST separate from evil people and systems. Some of us are […]
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A Most Dangerous Man By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the series, "Diary of a Battered Preacher's Wife" Previous Chapter Next Chapter A journal entry from 4 years ago…. Note from the future: When you walk into the woods, you carry pepper spray, bear spray, or even something to stop the predators. We don't stop to […]
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Play, Pray, and Plan By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the series, "Diary of a Battered Preacher's Wife" Previous Chapter Next Chapter A journal entry from 4 years ago… July 29, 2011 I'm learning to pray, play, and plan! I reached out to local women friends… I went hiking in the desert with one of them. […]
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Burning the Grave Clothes By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the series, "Diary of a Battered Preacher's Wife" Previous Chapter Next Chapter A journal entry from 4 years ago… July 24, 2011 I had a dream, the day of the divorce, that now makes sense… I was hard to find, spending my days down deep in a […]
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Remember the Beauty By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the series, "Diary of a Battered Preacher's Wife" Previous Chapter Next Chapter A journal entry from 4 years ago… July 27, 2011 I'm glad to have been with my family for the 1st 3 days following the divorce… but they are gone now. I feel torn in […]
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A Way to Tell Your Story that Doesn't Create Pain By: Susan Deborah Schiller I had finally broken my silence, yet I kept worrying. Did bitterness somehow soak my words with toxicity that would alienate people I love? To share or not to share, is the dilemma that has kept me bouncing between writing paralysis and writing […]
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"It is Good" By: Susan Deborah Schiller His story didn't end on a bloody cross that Good Friday long ago. His story continues in his friends as we live our ordinary lives, abiding in him and he in us. As I ponder the writing prompt, "GOOD," I imagine sitting with Jesus, as one of his […]
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At the Foot of the Cross By: Susan Deborah Schiller From my journal, May 4, 2003: Conversations with Daddy Many come for food and favors; few for real intimacy – the fellowship of sharing in His suffering. The painful road of Golgotha, carrying one's own cross, is to embrace the loneliness of isolation, rejection, and […]
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Tell Your Story from the Place of Victory By: Susan Deborah Schiller What if when tragedy or trauma invade our lives, we invite our friends to celebrate the victory – before it happens? I know of a king who once did such a thing! There once was a man with odd name, Jehoshaphat, who was an […]
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One for All and All for One By: Susan Deborah Schiller Sometimes a story conveys truth that goes deeper and farther than any sermon or doctoral thesis. "The Three Musketeers," for me, is such a story. I believe in RESISTANCE. I believe there is a diabolical presence of evil that has invaded our homes, churches, […]
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